Adventures at Glade
From laser tag and swimming to archery and escape rooms, The Resort at Glade Springs boasts year-round entertainment you’re sure to enjoy. Plus, our free ski shuttle makes us the region’s best Winterplace ski lodging destination!
New River Gorge Excursions
Join us Thursday, Friday, or Saturday each week for an excursion full of exploration and wonder through the New River Gorge National Park! Our shuttle will take you to experience spectacular views and natural beauty of the country’s newest national park. Click learn more for more details!
New River Gorge National Park
The New River Gorge is America’s 63rd National Park. While we’ve known our region has long deserved such an honor, many are just now discovering the many wonders of West Virginia. The Resort at Glade Springs is only 12 miles away from scenic gorge views at Grandview, serving as the ideal location for visitors looking for resort style lodging for their upcoming trip to our country’s majestic new national park. We can’t wait to welcome all the new faces from around the country headed to our region this year and beyond!
Archery
Start your session with a few shots of the targets then take your skill to the field. Glade Springs’ field archery course provides archers 8 different 3D animal targets tucked within the West Virginia forest. Each target will offer different shots for different skill levels. Take a shot at a whitetail buck and a black bear.
Bowling
Remember how fun it is to get the whole gang together for a game or two of bowling?
An evening of bowling at the Leisure Center at The Resort at Glade Springs is one part nostalgia, one part high-tech, and simply – a blast! When the sun sets in the mountains of West Virginia, your family vacation keeps rolling right along – with fun to “spare” in our spacious 8-lane bowling center!
Tennis
For some tennis is not only a sport but a passion.
The sun is shining and the West Virginia mountain air is fresh, what a perfect day for a few games of tennis!
Whether you are a beginner or simply looking to refine your tennis game, we offer a variety of facilities to meet your needs. Here at The Resort at Glade Springs our goal is to deliver that perfect day, we have four outdoor courts, consisting of 2 hard surface and 2 clay. Rainy day, not a problem, we also have an indoor hard court for your convenience.
Pickleball
Pickleball was created with one thing in mind: fun. It’s the fastest growing sport in the US and was designed to be easy to learn and play whether you’re five, eighty-five or somewhere in between. Glade Springs offers 6 new outdoor courts and 4 indoor courts. Pickleball is traditionally played on a badminton-sized court with special Pickleball paddles. The ball used is similar to a wiffle ball, but slightly smaller.
Arcave
Come check out our newly updated “Arcave” at the Leisure Center! Offering classic arcade game such as ski ball, air hockey, and claw machines in addition to racing, snowboarding, hunting, and other exciting games!
Basketball
Enjoy indoor, full court basketball at the Leisure Center!
Laser Tag
Step into Glade Springs’ laser tag arena using the most state-of-the-art laser tag equipment on the market.
Bring your friends and take part in this amazing activity. Challenge your tactical skills with our laser guns as you strategically plan to take down your opponents and be the last team standing.
Our outdoor arena takes the game of laser tag to a new level using natural terrain, perfect for hiding spots. Use the barricade for cover and seek new life at the respawn stations.
Children’s Playground
Looking for the perfect spot to enjoy an afternoon with the kids? Bring them to our outdoor playground located behind the outdoor pool and Small Talk Café!
Escape Rooms
Bring your team and try to escape in time!
Glade Springs’ live Escape Room is an interactive entertainment experience where you and your team are locked in a room and given the task to escape before the time runs out. Using your intellect and wits you must solve puzzles and decipher clues in order to find the key to unlock the door.
This is an ideal solution to having a small office party or company outing without taking up a lot of your time or money. After your Escape Room experience retire to Bunkers Sports Bar for some more fun and games or go to Small Talk Cafe and order specialty coffees and hot chocolate by a burning fireplace.
Pools
If your family craves pool time while on vacation, you can enjoy it year-round at The Resort at Glade Springs.
You and your family will have hours of fun – no matter what the weather – at one of two large, heated, kid-friendly swimming pools. The outdoor pool is conveniently located to all resort accommodations and features plenty of comfortable lounge chairs, shade umbrellas, and an exceptionally large shallow area for younger children. And for those cooler Fall and Winter days, join us at our heated indoor pool and hot tub!
**The indoor pool will be closed for two weeks starting August 7th; however, the outdoor pool will be open for your enjoyment.**
Mallard Lake
Mallard Lake’s inviting waters welcome you the moment you pass through the gates at The Resort at Glade Springs to begin your family vacation.
Children will delight in watching the antics of the ducks and Canadian geese, and you just might spot a family of deer coming down to the banks for a cool drink.
Mallard Lake is a great fishing area – you can cast a line in from the grassy shore, or try your luck from a canoe or kayak.
Your family will enjoy a leisurely boat ride, while taking in the beautiful West Virginia scenery. Canoes, kayaks and paddle boards are available for rent from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
Bubble Soccer
Our newest activity has quickly become one of our most popular! Bubble soccer is an incredibly fun activity that puts a fun and exciting spin on the traditional game.
Disc Golf
Step into Glade Springs’ fun outdoor activity; a 9-hole disc golf course. Disc golf is similar to ball golf, but is played with a disc (similar to a Frisbee) rather than a ball. The objective is to throw your disc into a target called a basket with the least amount of strokes (throws) as possible. Bring your friends and take part in this amazing outdoor activity!
Activity Bundles
Make your getaway even more memorable with one of our three activity bundles! Click the button below to learn more about each offer.
Hiking
Covering over 4,000 acres with well-marked West Virginia hiking trails, serene forests, rolling hills, quiet streams and the stunning Appalachian Mountains as a backdrop.
The Resort at Glade Springs traverses some of the most spectacular scenery West Virginia has to offer.
It is the ideal place for a day of hiking in West Virginia. While hiking our picturesque trails or forests it is not uncommon to wander upon a beautiful white-tailed deer. Squirrels and chipmunks frolic playfully through the wilderness as they search for nuts and berries.
Fitness Center
There’s no need to put your fitness schedule on hold during your West Virginia vacation getaway – at The Resort at Glade Springs Fitness Center, it’s a pleasure to keep fit!
Geocaching
Geocaching is a real-world outdoor treasure hunting game for the entire family.
Players try to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, using GPS-enabled devices.
Explore the resort as you search for the cache using a GPS device or smartphone. Find the cache, take an item, move to the next cache, and leave the item. Sign the log each time you find a cache and take/leave items along your journey. Bring your own trinkets to trade!
Cinema
Catch a movie at our cinema located in the Leisure Center! Movies change each month with a different selection of movies each night!
Shooting Sports
Experience first class shooting whether you are a beginner or a seasoned shooter. Located atop Kate’s Mountain, in Greenbrier County, the Gun Club offers four combination trap and skeet fields, a 10-station sporting clays course and newly constructed climate-controlled 5-stand opening. All equipment, instruction and shuttle service are all included!
Town Square
Town Square sits at the center of it all. The open park area features ladder ball, horseshoes, swings, bonfire, benches, beach volleyball, and cornhole. This is the ideal location for a fun and relaxing afternoon with friends and family.
Ski
Experience awesome West Virginia skiing at Winterplace. An unforgettable family ski vacation or group outing begins and ends at The Resort at Glade Springs in West Virginia. Our hotel near Winterplace Ski Resort makes us a premiere West Virginia ski destination.
Winter Activities
Don’t let the weather stop you from making the most of your winter getaway! Whether there’s snow in the air or nothing but sun in the sky – The Resort at Glade Springs is full of winter fun regardless of the forecast.
Fright Nights Haunted Attraction
Fright Nights WV is celebrating our 14th Year of Fear this Halloween season! Fright Nights will be at the resort’s Barn and fields to bring fans the biggest most terrifying year yet! At the Barn, we will be bringing you over 20,000 square feet of 5 terrifying haunt experiences including: Shipwrecked, Camp Kilamee, Freakshow, House of Wax, and HeXeD. Opening Friday, September 29th and running every Friday and Saturday through October plus a Fall Festival October 8th and a special “Lights Out” event on October 29th. This year, Monster Midway is back so enjoy games, Beer Before Fear tent, Escape the Grave 5 Minute Escape Room, bonfire and more before and after your haunt.
Camp Glade
If your child were to dream up the ultimate summer day in wild, wonderful West Virginia, chances are it would look a lot like a day at Camp Glade.
Come see our Camp Glade facility designed just for kids featuring indoor and outdoor playgrounds, a movie theater, and a toddler room!
Camp Glade puts the focus on fun, creativity and learning, while kids ages 5 to 12 make new friends and explore new places. They’ll love trying new things like golf, with plenty of time left for those family vacation favorites like swimming, canoeing and hiking.
