Connect With Your Group: Brown County’s Best Team Experiences

When planning a group gathering, it feels good to mark to-dos off your checklist like:

✅ Explore the Group Travel page
✅ Fill out the form, so the Brown County team can help plan the perfect event
✅ Reserve a venue with meeting space
✅ Book overnight lodging for the entire group
✅ Coordinate dining/catering options

But don’t forget about what happens outside the meeting room: Activities for attendees to do in their free time!

It’s important to plan fun group experiences that foster connection after your meeting ends. You’ll build team camaraderie. You’ll bond as a group. And you’ll create lasting memories together.

And one of the best parts about hosting your gathering in Brown County, Indiana, is the variety of team building activities available that you won’t find in big cities and other urban/suburban settings. Stay up to date with the latest happenings with our Events Calendar!

Here are 5 ways your group can connect after “business hours” in Brown County:

1. Outdoor Adventures

After your group meeting, help your group unplug together in our year-round playground. There are so many ways to explore the Great Outdoors in Brown County!

-Take a hike! Literally. With more than 30 trails to choose from, you’ll find the perfect one for your group. Check out our 10 favorites!

-Want to challenge your group? Brown County is Indiana’s premier mountain biking destination for a reason! Riders of all levels will find the trail just right for them with over 50 miles of professionally built mountain biking trails in Brown County State Park.

-For a little friendly competition, go paintballing and play arrow tag with the whole group in the forest.

-Looking for something a little slower pace for your team? Grab your golf clubs or fishing poles. Or saddle up and go horseback riding through the rolling hills of Yellowwood State Forest.

–Wander the Brown County wilderness by water—your group will love kayaking, canoeing, paddle boarding, or boating.

2. All Things Art

Bring out your group’s creative side as you explore our thriving Art Colony.

Inspire your group as you immerse yourselves in Brown County’s vibrant art scene!

Browse art studios and galleries. Book a make-and-take art experience. Go on an art walk. Take an art class. View public art. Shop for handcrafted art.

There are so many ways to channel your inner artists!

3. Tours

A favorite group experience in Brown County is booking one of our many guided tours!

-Take an adventure tour through Mother Nature! Options include ziplining, kayaking, birdwatching, ATVs, Hill Climb Buggies, Humvees, boat cruises, and motorboat wildlife tours.

-Groups love the behind-the-scenes distillery tours at Bear Wallow Distillery and Hard Truth Distilling Co. Hard Truth also offers ATV adventures through the woods and a Tiki cruise.

-Split up into teams and see who can complete the #BC7VistaChallenge in Brown County State Park first.

-Your group can also take an auto tour or motorcoach tour of Indiana’s largest state park.

-Tour the home, art studio, and nature preserve at the T.C. Steele State Historic Site and your team will discover the landscapes that inspired the famous Hoosier painter.

-Everyone can sit back, relax, and tour downtown on the Nashville Express or in horse-drawn carriages.

-Visiting in October? Your group can meet artists and explore their studios on the Back Roads of Brown County Studio Tour.

4. Live Entertainment

Brown County has something for every type of fan in your group!

As the live entertainment destination of the Midwest, we have eclectic performers and unique venues, including a world-class music center, a local playhouse, and a music park.

Take the whole gang to a concert or music festival. Check out a live theater production. Catch a movie or a comedy show.

With no shortage of stages in Brown County, there’s truly something for everyone in your group!

5. Delicious Experiences

Our dining scene has flavors for every foodie and drink enthusiast in your group!

-Check out a winery, distillery, or brewery, so your team can try samples and choose their favorites to take home.

-Refuel after a long meeting by grabbing a bite at one of our restaurants. There’s something for everyone in your group, including homestyle, farm-to-table, gourmet, barbeque, pub grub, and more!

-And for those in your group with a sweet tooth, there’s no shortage of treat shops with rich fudge, ice cream, old-fashioned candies, and more!

When it comes to fun group experiences, the possibilities are endless in Brown County! Our activities provide ample opportunities for connection, team building, and making memories after “business hours.”

Explore all the ways to play in Brown County! And be sure to ask our vendors about booking private events, tours, and experiences to make your group’s time even more special.

Our team wants to help! Simply fill out the form below, and we’ll be in touch to help you plan the perfect group experiences!