Residents and visitors to the East Texas region often look for challenging and fun things to do. This is especially true for young adults, and East Texas offers many fun and stimulating activities. Comprised of cities such as Longview, Gladewater, Tyler and Kilgore, East Texas is a thriving destination for adventure seekers.
Jump out of a plane over Gladewater, Texas and get your adrenaline pumping! Skydive East Texas is the region's provider for skydiving services. Located at Gladewater Municipal Airport, the company has been in business for over 13 years and offers both tandem skydiving and individual lessons. Groups of up to 20 are also welcome. When you skydive, you experience the thrill of jumping from over 10,000 feet, free-falling for up to 45 seconds and riding the canopy for five to eight minutes.
Skydive East Texas
Gladewater Municipal Airport, Highway 271
Gladewater, TX 75647
903-SKY-DIVE (759-3483)
skydiveeasttexas.com
Bring out the pirate in yourself and hunt for buried treasure! Geocaching is an activity gaining wide popularity. Similar to treasure hunting, geocachers use GPS technology to locate stashed treasure. East Texas has a number of geocaching clubs, including the Low Tech Team and the Pineywoods Cachers. Hot spots for finding and placing caches are Hugh Camp Memorial Park in Liberty City and Gladewater Lake.
Texas Geocaching Association
txga.net
Ziplining is another sport gaining momentum among thrill seekers. A zipline is a pulley suspended on a cable situated in a heavily wooded area. It uses gravity to get the rider to each destination. NY-TX Zipline Adventures is located in New York, Texas--20 miles south of Athens, Texas. The East Texas Hill Country affords patron's views of the lush pines and greenery of the woods. Zipline Adventures offers one and one-half hour tours with 6 ziplines and is a member of the Association for Challenge Course Technology.
NY-TX Zipline Adventures
7290 CR 4328
New York/LaRue, Texas
75770
903-681-3791
goziptexas.com
Music is a vibrant part of East Texas culture, with live acoustic music venues, dance clubs and the University of Texas' Tyler Cowan Center of performing arts. At the Cowan Center, take in a live Broadway musical or attend a concert by legends such as Wynonna. Listen to international speakers like Oscar Arias, President of Costa Rica, discuss important environmental and political issues. At the Longview Museum of Fine Arts, attend the Live Music, Fine Arts Concert Series, featuring local and international musicians.
UT Tyler Cowan Center
3900 University Boulevard
Tyler, Texas 75799
903-566-7424
uttyler.edu/cowan/index.htm
Longview Live Music, Fine Arts Concert Series
Longview Museum of Fine Arts
215 East Tyler Street
Longview, Texas 75601
903-736-9531
