Joy Outdoor Education Center offers 315 acres of outstanding facilities for outdoor, experience-based programming. The Center provides a unique combination of superb service, versatile meeting rooms, terrific food, and overnight accommodations, all presented in a peaceful and inspiring natural environment.

Since 1997 JOEC has made continual improvements and updates to its facilities to ensure access by all our client groups.  There are overnight accommodations, bathrooms, meeting rooms, dining facilities, adventure elements and outdoor features that are all universally accessible.

Today, JOEC’s campus is largely accessible.  JOEC's accessible facilities/buildings include:

• Main Dining Hall
• Overnight cabins, for both youth and adult groups
• Meeting rooms, for groups of any size
• Health Cottage: with overnight accommodations and a fully accessible bathroom, also serves as JOY's health center
• A swimming pool with zero access entry and accessible changing rooms.
• The Recreation Center: with an indoor ropes course with accessible elements and a giant swing
• Procter & Gamble Learning Center: for large group meetings, also has an indoor climbing wall
• Gemini High Ropes Course with accessible elements
• Polaris High Ropes Course - equipped with a hydraulic lift for zipline use
• Scripps Howard Creative Arts Center
• Bruce E. Ficke Pavilion: outdoor meeting space with accessible bathrooms

Many of JOEC’s roads and trails also are accessible, and plans are in the works to improve additional ones.

Please click on any of the following links to read about JOEC's unique partnerships and dedication to underserved populations.

Amputee Coalition of America

Warren County MRDD

Camp Joyful Hearts

If you have any questions regarding JOEC's facilities and its accessibility, please contact Rob Miller, Facilities Director, rob.miller@joec.org or 800-300-7094 Ext. 242