Ready, Set, Paddle: Book Kayak, Canoe & Paddleboard Rentals, Lessons & Guided Tours Online
Plan your perfect day on the water with real-time availability, secure checkout, and expert support. Choose from quality kayaks, classic canoes, or stable paddleboards, add lessons or guided tours, and enjoy streamlined logistics, safety-first preparation, and friendly local knowledge tailored to your group’s goals.
About Ready, Set, Paddle
We are a passionate team of certified guides, instructors, and gear specialists dedicated to making paddling accessible, safe, and delightfully memorable. With curated locations, well-maintained equipment, and thoughtful instruction, we help beginners and seasoned paddlers alike create meaningful, confidence-building experiences on beautiful, welcoming waterways.
Explore Our Fleet
Discover purpose-built kayaks, canoes, and paddleboards selected for stability, comfort, and performance, with sizes and styles for beginners, families, anglers, photographers, and fitness paddlers, each maintained meticulously and outfitted with essential gear for confident adventures in varied water conditions.
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Choose from nimble singles for solo exploration, roomy tandems for shared fun, and sit-on-top models that maximize stability and easy remounts after a swim. Adjustable seats, dry storage, and lightweight paddles make paddling efficient, while our sizing guidance helps match hull shape to your skill level and trip goals.
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Our canoes balance glide, stability, and ample storage, making them ideal for families, picnic outings, and photographers needing extra gear. With comfortable seats, reliable yokes, and spacious capacity, they track straight on calm lakes yet handle gentle rivers, enabling relaxed travel and easy conversation at a steady pace.
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Select from beginner-friendly, wider SUPs for stability, intermediate all-around boards for fitness, and touring shapes that track efficiently over distance. Soft-deck traction pads protect knees and gear, while quick-clip leashes and lightweight paddles enhance control, confidence, and fun in flatwater, sheltered bays, and mellow coastal conditions.
Seamless Online Booking
Reserve your craft in minutes with live inventory, instant confirmations, and clear add-ons like dry bags or roof racks. Customize start times, choose pickup or delivery, sign waivers digitally, and receive automated reminders with maps, weather tips, and packing lists, ensuring a smooth, low-stress day on the water.
- Step-by-Step Checkout Our booking flow guides you through selecting craft type, duration, location, and accessories, then captures participant details and skill levels so we can prepare the perfect setup. Secure payments, saved profiles, and digital waivers reduce lines at pickup, letting you spend more time paddling and less time waiting.
- Group Reservations Made Easy Coordinate multi-craft bookings with shared carts, split payments, and flexible headcounts that you can adjust up to the cutoff. Assign roles, capture sizes for PFDs, and share the itinerary link so everyone receives the same arrival instructions, gear checklist, and safety overview before the adventure begins together.
- Flexible Scheduling & Adjustments Life happens, and our system accommodates changes with simple rescheduling tools, add-on modifications, and participant swaps. You will see clear windows for no-fee changes, transparent pricing for time extensions, and helpful prompts if weather suggests moving your start time to safer, calmer, or more scenic conditions.
Lessons for Every Level
Build skills with friendly, certified instructors who tailor instruction to goals like balance, efficient strokes, navigation, self-rescue, and reading conditions, offering private, semi-private, and small-group formats that accelerate confidence while emphasizing safe habits and mindful decision-making on changing waterways.
Guided Tours
Join small-group outings led by local experts who interpret wildlife, history, and geology, tailoring pace and route to weather and experience so you enjoy immersive storytelling, professional safety oversight, and memorable moments at sunrise, lunchtime, or golden-hour sunsets over iconic horizons.
Contact usSunrise Calm Water Tour
Greet the day on glassy water while your guide shares navigation basics, shoreline ecology, and quiet wildlife viewing techniques. We choose sheltered routes for gentle conditions, providing warm beverages, safety briefings, and photo tips as the sky brightens and reflections transform the landscape into peaceful morning magic.
Wildlife & Eco Discovery Paddle
Explore marsh edges and estuary channels where birds feed and marine life forages. Guides explain habitat protection, tide cycles, and safe distances, teaching how to move quietly and observe respectfully. We pause for interpretation, snacks, and photographs, ensuring minimal impact and meaningful understanding of this living ecosystem.
Sunset Skyline Circuit
Glide beneath glowing clouds as city lights emerge, with your guide setting a steady pace and capturing group photos at scenic viewpoints. We cover nightfall navigation basics, light etiquette, and group spacing, ensuring a relaxed, social paddle that ends with satisfied smiles and unforgettable twilight reflections.
Safety & Gear
Your well-being comes first with fitted PFDs, modern paddles, route briefings, and weather checks. We review essentials like communication, spacing, right-of-way, and re-entry options, ensuring every paddler understands equipment, expectations, and contingency plans before launching into a confident, enjoyable experience.
Locations & Waterways
Paddle scenic lakes, meandering rivers, and sheltered coastal bays, each chosen for accessibility, reliable launch points, and natural beauty. We include parking guidance, restroom info, and route options, ensuring seamless arrival, quick setup, and delightful discovery from first stroke to final shoreline glide.
Crystal Lake Launch
A beginner-friendly lake with calm mornings, picnic spots, and wildlife-rich coves, perfect for lessons and family trips. Clear signage, ample parking, and short carries make logistics easy, while clearly marked loops help you choose comfortable distances without sacrificing scenery, photo opportunities, or mid-paddle snack breaks.
River Bend Put-In
This gentle river section features slow-moving water, shady banks, and gravel bars ideal for rest stops and skill practice. Seasonal flows create variety, while shuttle options simplify point-to-point routes. We provide hazard notes, portage tips, and timing suggestions to keep your pace relaxed, focused, and safe.
Family & Accessibility
We welcome families, beginners, and adaptive paddlers with stable craft, kid-size gear, and thoughtful instruction, creating inclusive experiences that prioritize comfort, confidence, and joyful discovery on friendly routes with frequent breaks and supportive coaching.
Family-Friendly Setups
Choose tandems for younger paddlers to share the fun, or canoes with space for snacks and extra layers. We size PFDs carefully, recommend playful destinations, and plan gentle timelines, encouraging curiosity, short challenges, and safe exploration that helps everyone return smiling and eager for the next trip.
Kids & Juniors Options
Junior paddles lighten the workload and promote proper form, while short, engaging lessons turn nerves into excitement. Guides weave in games, wildlife spotting, and simple navigation, supporting positive habits and patience as kids learn to move gracefully, communicate clearly, and celebrate small achievements along quiet, welcoming shorelines.
Adaptive Paddling Support
We collaborate with participants to tailor seat support, transfer assistance, and route selection, aiming for independence and enjoyment. Communication plans, specialized outfitting, and thoughtful pacing ensure safety without pressure, empowering paddlers to experience freedom, connection, and confidence on routines designed around their interests and comfort.
Featured Services
Choose a straightforward rental, elevate skills with private coaching, or join a guide-led tour that reveals local wildlife and hidden viewpoints. Every service includes friendly orientation, well-fitted safety gear, and clear route planning so you can focus on enjoying the water without logistical stress.
Single-Day Kayak Rental
Enjoy a full day exploring lakes or sheltered bays with a stable single or tandem kayak, fitted PFDs, lightweight paddles, and route maps. Ideal for beginners seeking calm conditions or photographers wanting extra time at scenic coves, with optional dry bags and delivery available on request.
Private Paddleboard Lesson (90 Minutes)
Work one-on-one with a certified instructor on stance, paddle mechanics, turns, and balance strategies tailored to your goals and comfort level. Includes equipment, personalized drills, and actionable feedback that prepares you for wind shifts, small chop, and efficient, enjoyable touring beyond the launch area.
Small-Group Guided Sunset Tour (2 Hours)
Join a relaxed, scenic paddle led by an experienced guide who sets the pace, shares local history, and captures group photos. Includes safety briefing, PFDs, lights as needed, and thoughtfully chosen viewpoints for unforgettable golden-hour reflections and comfortable returns before darkness fully settles in.
Group Events & Corporate
Elevate team morale with collaborative paddling challenges, guided exploration, and relaxed shoreline picnics. We handle logistics, schedule coordination, and gear sizing, ensuring a seamless experience that blends outdoor fun, light skill-building, and shared stories that last long after the last boat returns to shore.
Team-Building Challenges
Guided stations focus on communication, navigation, and trust, from buoy circuits to synchronized strokes. Friendly competition encourages teamwork while our coaches provide tips and safety coverage. Wrap up with reflection prompts that connect on-water lessons to everyday collaboration, improving clarity, empathy, and collective momentum at work.
Schools & Youth Programs
Curriculum-aligned outings integrate ecology, physics of paddling, and safe decision-making. We combine hands-on practice with observation journals, wildlife identification, and instructor demonstrations, encouraging curiosity and stewardship while maintaining a supportive environment where students develop resilience, cooperation, and problem-solving through real-world experiences on calm waters.
Private Celebrations
Mark birthdays, reunions, or milestones with custom routes, photo stops, and shoretime snacks. Flexible craft mixes accommodate ages and preferences, while guides manage pace and safety. Guests enjoy shared discovery, playful moments, and inclusive fun, culminating in group photos and stories that become cherished memories.
Seasonal Specials & Packages
Save with curated bundles, off-peak rates, and early-bird incentives that make spontaneous getaways and planned adventures equally affordable. Pair rentals with lessons, or upgrade to guided tours, and take advantage of weekday calm, shoulder-season scenery, and exclusive multi-day deals.
Sustainability & Stewardship
We protect waterways by minimizing waste, teaching wildlife etiquette, and organizing cleanups that build community pride. Our guides model low-impact practices, and we partner with local organizations to preserve habitats so future paddlers enjoy the same beauty and biodiversity you experience today.
Leave No Trace Afloat
We emphasize packing out trash, staying on durable surfaces at landings, and avoiding sensitive vegetation. Quiet approaches and restrained wake protect nests and shorelines, while small daily choices—like reusable bottles and mindful sunscreen—scale into lasting impact when our entire paddling community participates consistently and proudly.
Wildlife Respect & Distance
Guides teach species-specific buffer zones and observation strategies that prioritize animal wellbeing. We discourage chasing, feeding, or blocking travel paths, instead promoting curiosity grounded in empathy, binoculars, and patience. Responsible encounters produce better photographs, deeper understanding, and healthier ecosystems that thrive long after we depart quietly.
Community Cleanup Days
Join volunteer paddles that collect debris from coves and marsh edges. We supply bags, gloves, and safety guidance, then tally and report findings to inform local stewardship. These events blend exploration with service, building friendships and measurable improvements across shorelines, channels, and launch areas we love.
Community Stories & Reviews
Hear from real paddlers who started as curious beginners and returned as confident adventurers. Their photos, tips, and candid reflections illuminate routes, seasonal gems, and equipment favorites, inspiring your own plans while setting expectations that match your skills and adventure style.
Traveler Testimonials
Guests highlight the kindness of guides, the quality of instruction, and surprisingly calm routes near bustling cities. Detailed reviews describe helpful briefings, wildlife sightings, and memorable moments, helping newcomers understand what to bring, how to pace the day, and where the best sunset angles emerge.
Photo & Video Highlights
Browse curated galleries showing dawn reflections, playful family outings, and golden-hour tours beneath glowing skies. Captions include route names, best seasons, and recommended start times, while behind-the-scenes notes explain how guides manage safety, group spacing, and timing to capture those effortless, shared smiles on the water.
Ambassador Spotlights
Meet local paddlers who mentor newcomers, test new gear, and share route intel. Their profiles include favorite launch points, wind thresholds, and packing tricks, along with community invitations for skills sessions and service events that keep our waterways welcoming, inclusive, and vibrantly alive throughout the year.
Trip Preparation
Set yourself up for comfort and success with clothing tips, hydration strategies, sun protection, and simple packing choices. We provide parking details, meeting points, and arrival timing so your launch feels relaxed and well organized from the first greeting to the final freshwater rinse.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does online booking work from start to finish?
Select your craft, date, and start time, then add accessories or lessons before checkout. Complete participant details and waivers, pay securely, and receive a confirmation with maps and instructions. You will also get reminders and weather tips, plus simple tools for adjustments if plans change unexpectedly.
What is included with each rental or tour?
Every reservation includes properly sized PFDs, primary paddles, and basic route guidance. SUPs include leashes, and tours include a safety briefing and guide support. Optional add-ons like dry bags, phone cases, or lights are available, while delivery, shuttles, or photos may be offered on select outings.
What happens if weather or conditions become unsafe?
We monitor forecasts and real-time conditions, and may adjust routes, change start times, or reschedule to prioritize safety. You will receive alerts with options clearly explained. If conditions fall outside safe thresholds, we will pause operations and support rescheduling to a suitable, enjoyable time.
Do I need prior experience to participate?
No experience is required for beginner rentals in calm areas or our introductory lessons. We provide basic instruction, stable equipment, and friendly guidance. For tours, we match routes and pacing to group ability, ensuring newer paddlers feel comfortable while experienced guests still enjoy engaging challenges.
What is your cancellation and refund policy?
Cancellations within the stated window receive a refund or credit, minus any processing fees. Rescheduling is often free before the cutoff. Weather-related changes follow our safety policy with flexible options. Full details appear during checkout and in your confirmation, ensuring transparency before you finalize plans.
How do you ensure safety and environmental responsibility?
We fit PFDs carefully, brief groups on communication and spacing, and select routes matched to skill level and forecast. Guides model Leave No Trace practices, maintain respectful wildlife distances, and carry communication tools. Our equipment care and training standards ensure responsible, enjoyable adventures on protected waterways.