REVIEW – Ziplining in NJ – Zoom Ziplines, Mountain Creek, NJ

Admission to this attraction was provided free of cost to me in order to facilitate this review. Please note that as always, any personal opinions reflected in this post are my own and have not been influenced by the sponsor in any way.
For years I couldn’t do many things because I was morbidly obese. I made the decision to have Lap band surgery for my health, and for my boys. Once the weight started coming off I decided I wanted to start living life more fully. I discovered two years ago that I rather enjoyed going on roller coasters that invert. My oldest recently told me he wanted to try skydiving. I told him I’d have to work towards that one step at a time. The first step would be getting my feet off the ground, as it were. I’d heard many times that ziplining was fun, so I decided to give it a try. I brought my oldest along, since he has no fear of anything.
Zoom Ziplines are powered by gravity, nothing else.  They reach speeds of between 40-50 miles per hour, depending on weight and weather conditions. Zoom Ziplines operates in most weather conditions (rain or shine). As far as dress requirements, closed toe shoes must be worn, meaning no sandals or flip-flips are allowed. Zoom Ziplines provides all of the safety equipment required on tour. Only equipment provided by Zoom Ziplines can be worn while out on tour, for example guests are unable to wear their own helmets. Guests must weigh between 60lbs (27kg) & 270lbs (122kg) and be at least 48″ (122cm) in height.

Once you arrive at Mountain Creek and park you go inside and check in. Once checked in you head outside to begin your adventure. You can expect to spend about two hours on your tour, which includes a stop at a 200 foot long training line as well as the three larger ziplines.
Your first stop is behind the building, where you’ll put on your harness.

Putting on the harness is sort of like getting into overalls. It isn’t difficult but it requires a little bit of contortion. Someone there can help you if needed.
Now that you’re harnessed and since you’re going zip lining, that means obviously you will need a hill. Or in this case a mountain. Time to get in a sky car and head on up! To get up the mountain you take a 10-minute gondola ride, where you will find views of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York.

The sky car passes over bike trails. The trails aren’t flat like a street or anything, they twist and turn and have jumps and criss cross all over the place.

You know the saying. What goes up must come down. Time to get to it.
Zoom Ziplines features three different zip lines. Each zipline is set up as a pair, so two people can ride next to each other.
The first one is the longest, coming in at 1,310 feet long.

After finishing the first zip line you take a short walk to the second zipline. We stopped along the way to take photos.

The second zip line is shorter, measuring 750 feet in length. This is what the view look like before you go down.

Now zip lining is fun and might be a memory you’d like to relive or share. Zoom Ziplines does have some GroPro cameras that can be rented by the day. They were out of them by the time we arrived unfortunately. So I took my own little video. You get the idea, but you won’t see the ending because I needed my hands to brake.

It’s lots of fun, and you move pretty quick. The video sounds like it was windy but it wasn’t a windy day.
As with the first, once you get off the second zipline you walk a short distance to the third.
The third line, 1,500 feet long, is so low that it’s super close to the water. We actually saw one very tall man get a little damp.
This is what it looks like before you go across the third zip line.

And this is the view behind you, once you cross the third zip line.

After completing the third zipline you cross a suspension bridge. This is harder then it looks! But lots of fun. After that it’s time to head down the mountain. First you ride part of the way in a Unimog all-terrain vehicle, which takes you to the skycars, where you ride the rest of the way down the mountain.
This is an eleven second video from the skycar heading down the mountain. You can see some people bringing their bikes up the mountain. You can also get an idea of the lovely view of the area.

We had a great time at Zoom Ziplines. It was a really fun way to spend a few hours together and an experience I’ll never forget. If you’re looking for a little adventure, be sure to cehck out Zoom Ziplines.
Zoom Ziplines is currently offering discounted family passes –  a Weekend Family Pass (two-adults, two children) is $229.99 and a Weekday Family Pass is $199.99. There is also a Combo package (cannot be combined with the Family Passes) available that includes passes to Mountain Creek Water Park which can be used throughout the summer season.

Zoom Ziplines is located at 200 Route 94 (McAfee/Vernon Rd) in Vernon, New Jersey. It is at the Cobblestone Village at Mountain Creek – across the street from the new Red Tail Lodge and the Appalachian Hotel. For additional information call 973-864-8880.
While in the area, visitors can also also choose to enjoy the Mountain Creek Water Park, Mountain Creek Bike Park, Mountain Creek Ski Resort, the Alpine Mountain Coaster and the Crystal Springs Resort. Crystal Springs is comprised of four luxury hotels Grand Cascades Lodge, Minerals Resort & Spa, Black Creek Sanctuary (includes seven renowned golf courses), and The Appalachian at Mountain Creek which was named in homage to the fact that the Appalachian Trail actually cuts through Vernon, NJ where Mountain Creek is located.
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