Outdoor Adventure Center (OAC)
855 Woody Hayes Dr
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: 614-247-8680
Driving Directions
Hours of Operation
Winter Quarter Finals and Spring Break, 2010
(Saturday, March 13 - Saturday, March 27, 2010)
Monday - Friday: Noon - 7 p.m.
Saturday - Sunday: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Winter Quarter Finals and Spring Break Family Hours
Saturday - Sunday: 8 a.m. - Noon
Spring Quarter 2010
(March 28 - June 4, 2010)
Monday - Thursday: 2 p.m. - Midnight
Friday: 2 - 10 p.m.
Saturday: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Sunday: 8 a.m. - Midnight
Spring Quarter Family Hours
Saturday - Sunday: 8 a.m. - Noon
Spring Quarter Holiday Hours
Sunday, April 4: 4 - 10 p.m.
Friday, May 28: Noon - 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 29: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 30: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Monday, May 31: 2 p.m. - Midnight
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.
