Outdoor Adventure Center (OAC)
855 Woody Hayes Dr
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: 614-247-8680
Driving Directions
Hours of Operation
Autumn Quarter
(Sunday, September 20, 2009- Friday, December 4, 2009)
Monday- Thursday: 2 p.m.- Midnght
Friday: 2 p.m.- 10 p.m.
Saturday: 8 a.m.- 8 p.m.
Sunday: 8 a.m.- Midnight
Home Football Game Days
Noon Kick-off: 5 - 10 p.m.
3:30 p.m. Kick-off: 8 a.m.- 12 Noon
September 12, 2009 (USC game): CLOSED
Autumn Family Hours
Saturday- Sunday: 8 a.m.- 12 Noon
Thanksgiving 2009 Hours
Wednesday, November 25: 12 Noon - 7 p.m.
Thursday, November 26: CLOSED
Friday, November 27: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m.*
Saturday, November 28: 2 p.m. - 6 p.m.*
Sunday, November 29: 8 a.m. - Midnight
*Special Note: Family hours will be held during schedule building hours on all marked (*) days
The OAC, located within the Adventure Recreation Center (ARC) is home to the Tom W. Davis Climbing Center with a 4,000 square foot, 35-foot tall climbing structure and bouldering cave; outdoor equipment rental office; and a trip-planning resource center. Guest Passes are available for this and all facilities - to register your family members, please stop at the front desk of the ARC or RPAC.
Adventure Trips
Take the skills you have learned at the Tom W. Davis Climbing Center and use them in the great outdoors. The OAC is now offering a variety of adventure trips. Please click the following link to view our Adventure Trips calendar.
Choose Your Own Adventure
Plan your own unique adventure trip at the Outdoor Adventure Center (OAC) Resource Center. Work with our skilled outdoor adventure professionals on a personalized journey into the wilderness of Ohio, North America, or beyond. Guidance and information are always available at the resource center and the sky's the limit on where you go and what you do while you're there.
Situated next to the Tom W. Davis Climbing Center in the OAC, you can find material on a wide variety of outdoor sports, such as rock climbing, skiing, backpacking, biking, and fishing. There are also popular adventure sport magazines, and a growing collection of maps and atlases. Since materials cannot leave the resource center, we have a cozy reading area where you can enjoy the compelling information that is available.
