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eXplore Brown County at Valley Branch Retreat


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Brendan Broadstreet

October 14, 2025

My daughter and I did one of the zip line tours. It was great. The staff was friendly and they operated with safety as their top priority. The Screamer was the best one!!

emma higgs

October 02, 2025

Jaida and i had so much fun zip lining this morning!! our guides riley and dj were the best people and made our memory so much better!

E Deca

August 23, 2025

It was a fine experience, but what was supposed to be a 2 hour experience was over 4 and a half hours. We arrived at 12:30 for our zip line experience and waited another hour for the rest of our ‘group’ to arrive. It was pretty unprofessional that we did not get to actually start our experience until 1:45. We spent the whole afternoon at eXplore and missed out on the rest of our planned day in Brown County because of the long delay. It was really frustrating to spend so much time and have such an unprofessional experience. I really hope others have a better time and do not have to spend so much time waiting.

Matthew Riddle

July 28, 2025

Come here for paintball. Come here regularly for team building days! Love the staff and Mike the paintball guy is as genuine as they come! The courses are on the large side with hundreds and I mean hundreds of obstacles including planes, wreckers, trucks, cars, a trailer, creek beds, blinds, towers, concrete drainage pipes, and more than I can list. Be sure to check out Hard Truth Distillery for a meal and beverage after!!

Heather Garland

June 23, 2025

We love this place! We’ve stayed in their retro campers and used their electric sites for our tent camping and we’ve had excellent stays every single time! Staff are super friendly, restrooms and shower house are kept very clean. This has become our go to campground now and we hate to leave it when we come!

Jeremy Turner

October 22, 2021

Spent two nights in primitive camping. Enjoyed the terrain of the campsite. Campsite 31 had a nice hill behind my tent with a creek that ran in front. It was about 50 feet to the lake. I went fishing and caught 5 bluegill. You could watch people zip-line across the lake. I took a guided ATV tour through the mountains with Brian Backman. He was so helpful and hospitable. He even brought me a load of firewood. I would recommend this retreat in a heart beat. What sets this apart from The Sate Park is the activities and hospitality they offer. 👍🏼

Krystal Ulm

October 14, 2021

My best friends and I took the buggy tour and it was a beautiful ride and so much fun. Bryan was an excellent tour guide he was very thorough on the safety aspect of the tour explaining tight turns, inclines, declines, mud holes, and obstacles that could be an issue so that we were more comfortable driving without any surprises. He did a really great job and we can't wait for our next trip to go back for more!!

Stephanie Hardy

October 10, 2021

I took my daughter on a 1.5hr Hill Climb Buggy Tour and we had a great time. Our guide Bryan was excellent. Very fun and informative. I'll be bringing my husband with me next time!

Mindy Edwards

August 14, 2021

Bryan was our ATV guide for the 1.5 hour trip a few weeks ago, and he was awesome! He stopped several times to check in with how we were doing, tell us about the history of the property and gave us instructions throughout the tour. I would recommend this tour and would like to come back again! ATV equipment was almost new. We felt very safe and had a lot of fun!

Valerie Keinsley

June 15, 2021

We tent camped here with family friends and it was the perfect spot for young kids. Campsite had a great little creek adjacent, super shallow and perfect for the kids to explore and catch crawdads. Nice big fire ring, level ground for tents. Bathrooms at the Harvest Hall were clean. Very convenient to Brown County State Park and downtown Nashville. The “camp dog” is super sweet and the kids loved when he wandered through camp (he is very mellow!) Nice fishing lake where you can watch people zip line overhead. Overall a great, peaceful spot and awesome for camping with kids!