Extreme sports
Extreme High-flying fun
Fun
If your sense of adventure includes extreme high-flying activities, then Polk County offers some of the best sky-high fun you can imagine! Try a tandem jump with an experienced skydiver, or board a vintage biplane and take the controls as the pilot guides you in your very own barnstorming adventure. Stroll the treetops in a hot air balloon AERIAL and glide across the beautiful central Florida skies. No matter what your extreme level is, your high-flying adventure starts here!
Balloons and Beyond: Hot air balloon rides. Polk City, 813-240-4844 www.balloons-and-beyond.com
Adrenaline junkies will find plenty of thrill-seeking adventures in Central Florida’s Polk County. Fly, skydive, race, glide or float – you’ll satisfy your craving for adventure here.
Fantasy of Flight: Biplane rides and hot air balloon rides. Polk City 863-984-3500, www.fantasyofflight.com
Soar like an eagle at Wallaby Ranch in Davenport. Along with a trained pilot, you and your hang glider will be towed into the air and then released. Take part in a tandem jump at Jump Florida Skydiving or Skydive Lake Wales. You’ll fall about 13,500 feet at 120 mph. Book a hot air balloon flight or biplane ride or test your skills on Wing WalkAir, the new ropes course and zip line at Fantasy of Flight in Polk City.
Insider Tips Ready to ride? Rent a Harley at:
Harley-Davidson/Buell of Lakeland 4202 Lakeland Hills Blvd., Lakeland 863-802-1971 www.hdlakeland.com
Jump Florida Skydiving:
Tandem skydiving. Lake Wales, 888-313-5867, 941-228-2647 www.JumpFloridaSkydiving.com
Preston Aviation: Biplane rides.
SKATE PARKS Auburndale Skate Park: Bobby Green Plaza, Auburndale, 863-965-5545 Kiwanis Park: 1000 N. Lake Shore Dr., Lake Wales 863-678-4182
Mary Holland Skate Park:
2015 Shumate Dr., Bartow, 863-534-0120
Rotary Park Skate Park:
350 6th St. NE, Winter Haven, 863-291-5656
Winter Haven, 863-956-2526 www.PrestonAviation.net
MULTI-SPORT
Skydive Lake Wales: Tandem skydiving. Lake Wales, 863-678-1003 www.FloridaSkydiving.com
Paintball sports complex with three scenario fields. Equipment available for rent or purchase. 1715 7th Street, S.W., Winter Haven 863-224-6915, www.Action-paintball.us
Skydive of Tampa Bay:
Tandem & skydiving instruction. 7498 Coronet Rd., Mulberry 863-425-3140, www.skydivetampa.com
Wallaby Ranch:
Hang gliding. Tandem discovery flights, no experience necessary. 1805 Deen Still Rd., Davenport 863-424-0070, www.wallaby.com
Action Paintball:
Florida Leadership Training Center:
Paintball course, equipment rental available. Reservations suggested. 5000 Firetower Rd., Haines City 863-439-7332, x 6329, www.FLALTC.org
Off The Wall Adventures:
RACING
Paintball, Batting Cages, Volleyball, Kayak Rentals, Scuba Lessons. 2055 Shepherd Rd., Lakeland, 863-709-9253 www.offthewalladventures.com
Auburndale Speedway:
Wing WalkAir:
Sat. 7 p.m. (Feb.-Nov.) Winter Haven, 863-551-1131 www.auburndaleracing.com
Ropes course and zip line 1400 Broadway Blvd. S.E., Polk City 863-984-3500, www.FantasyofFlight.com
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