PEAK Facilities

PEAK program facilities are robust and host a variety of activities and events. From high ropes courses to kayaks and canoes to mountain bikes and backpacks, the PEAK Program for Leadership, Education and Adventure is well-suited to facilitate groups, large and small, in team building and leadership development events and backcountry training programs, excursions and expeditions.

Adventure Base Camp

Adventure Base Camp (ABC) regularly hosts team building and leadership development events. The area includes an open field for large group games, a large shelter with picnic tables, a series of on-the-ground initiative events for team building activities, an archery range, a junior ninja course for younger guests, a climbing wall, a giant pendulum swing, and three high ropes courses for individual and team challenges. ABC also contains shaded and grassy space for tents, a covered “nest” for hammocks, and a group campfire area for overnight events. The Boyd Foundation PEAK Center overlooks ABC, and its facilities are available to support adventure events.

The Boyd Foundation PEAK Center

In 2022, the Darnall W. and Susan F. Boyd Foundation made a generous donation that expanded Adventure Base Camp, adding the SkyPark high ropes course, the climbing wall, and the Boyd PEAK Center. In addition to serving as a classroom and teaching space for Heathwood students, the Boyd Center enables PEAK to offer programming to the greater Midlands community, including non-profit and corporate interests. The Boyd Center offers conference room space, kitchen/prep space, covered outdoor seating with views of all the adventure, restrooms, ice, and on-site parking. 

Heathwood Pond and Boathouse

This unique venue hosts paddling, fishing and activities related to aquatic ecology. A deck and connecting dock allow for small groups to gather near and on the water; a ramp allows for easy canoe and kayak entry into the pond; and, the boathouse and nearby boat racks house paddling and fishing gear and dozens of boats including canoes, sit-on-top, whitewater and touring kayaks, and stand up paddle boards. Scout groups may find the facilities available at the Heathwood pond useful in completing merit badge requirements. 

Heathwood Pond

A one-acre pond is home to healthy populations of bass, bream and other aquatic life. The pond also serves as a venue for paddling instruction, training, and informal boating activities. The boathouse includes six enclosed changing rooms for paddlers.