Outdoor activities include camping and touring, walking, cycling, horse riding, fishing on the lake, canoeing and orienteering.

Castlewellan Forest Park caters for many outdoor activities including caravanning and camping, walking, mountain biking or leisure cycling, horse riding, fishing on the lake (rod licence and fishing permit required), orienteering and canoeing.

A privately operated outdoor recreation centre is located at the Grange Yard where mountain bikes, e-bikes and canoes can be hired.

Visitor facilities include the Annesley Garden and Arboretum and the Peace Maze.