Absolutely wonderful!…read more My family and I purchased a Pontoon Tour on Deep Creek Lake with High Mountain Sports. We loved it! Rick was our guide and was incredibly knowledgeable. We had a fantastic time and I highly recommend this company and their tours.

I have been coming to the lake for years but learned so much more in one boat ride with Ray. He is…read moreknowledgeable, witty and has great personal stories to share. Ray is so passionate about Deep Creek and it shows on the tour. Great experience and I highly recommend.

My friends and I had a great time at Lake Laura Kayaking. It was $20 per hour to rent kayaks. They…read morenormally charge $10 per person in addition to the rental for admission. They didn't charge us admission as it was a soft opening weekend and we just went for kayaks not to hang out on the water front. The two ladies working the rentals were super nice. Lake Laura is pretty small but it was very serene and still water for swimming or kayaking. Parking lot is tiny and I could see this place getting super busy in the summer, we arrived just as the opened and the lot was nearly full. They also have a trail around the lake which we walked part of. Overall would come back, I thought it was relaxing.

Beautiful lake and hike. The 2.5 mile hike has shade most of the way and isn't full of hills. Has a…read morelake view also. The beach area of the lake is perfect for a day of hanging out, swimming, and can even rent a kayak/canoe/paddle boat.

This is my first ever yelp complaint. I am upset with myself that I didn't read these ratings…read morebefore booking. If you plan the rent from this company... please read and take pictures of your boat before departing. I reserved the boat on Friday 7/11 for use on Tuesday/Wednesday 7/13-7/14. When I called it seemed like was interrupting something.. he asked if he could call me back. Didn't ask for a name. He did call back. He was polite on the phone and was able to quickly make our reservation. I still felt like something was missing. I wasn't asked how many people. I had to ask. Wasn't told no pets. Or ANY rules/regulations. I asked how early I could pick up and that was pretty much it. When we went to get the boat we were told our reservation was canceled. No one in our group canceled that reservation! They said someone called and claimed to be getting deployed for military. I was told we could pick up as early as 9AM, but we came to pick up after 11AM. Thinking they just gave our boat away??? The people in front of us did not have a boat reservation. Took over an hour to get the boat. They gave us a "consolation" boat. The thing to pull rafts on the back was broke. They gave us a rope to try to figure another way to tow a raft. Boat was dirty. Canopy was taped together. No anchor. Kids ended up having fun so the day was a success. Day two it was raining off and on. The lake was a little choppy. We stopped to fish and jump in. Our boat wouldn't restart. We called into the marina and the helped us trouble shoot. We had to tighten the battery terminals. Then the canopy started to fall apart the last hour. My daughter's boyfriend was trying to hold it together as we were trying to get out of the rain. It was just falling apart. My husband and daughter were both hit with the bar when it came down. When we returned to the dock, it was like they were waiting to charge us with damages that they knew were going to occur. There was a lady there who was not there when we picked up the boat. She was yelling at us about the canopy and blaming us for the battery wires becoming loose. She said that happens when you hit bumps in the water. We were charged over $200 for gas. The gas gage was broke so we didn't realize that it was low. We were still fine with that charge. They charged us a $150 fill up fee on top of the $200.. also fine with that. We misunderstood the return boat time. First night was 7:00 and second night was 5:00. We returned at 5:30 the second night so that was a $50 charge.. our fault! The guy running the desk was nice, but not super informative on a lot of their "rules". The lady when we returned the boat was horribly rude. She left but the called into the desk. We could hear her telling the guy to "deal with them". She told him that we owed over $1400.00. Added an additional $900 for the broken canopy which was already breaking when we took it out. After reading all these reviews from over 7 years ago, I can't believe they are still in business. Lesson learned.... Read the Yelp reviews! Take pictures when something seems wrong. Go with your gut when booking!!!

Our experience was HORRIBLE. Rent somewhere else, and here's why…read more.. Spending your hard earned money will get you this: * Algae on the boat floor (even though the sign out front says "Cleanest Boats on the Lake") * No anchor! * Masking tape "reinforcing" the bimini -- seriously, they tried to fix it with tape. We had the bimini down and when we went to put it back up, the tape snapped and the pole hit my dad in the head. * A boat that sometimes doesn't start, leaving you floating toward a $30K boat with no anchor to stop you. We rented a boat for two days. First, they canceled our reservation -- so when we showed up, we had to wait an hour just to get on a boat. The one they gave us was junk: algae on the floor, broken bimini, crusty leather seats (I could go on). We rented a tube, and they gave us the wrong rope. We had to go all the way back ourselves to switch it out because no one was there to help. On Day 2, we took the boat out and stopped to fish. When we tried to start it again, it wouldn't turn on. The boat started floating toward shore -- and guess what? No anchor. We fixed it ourselves (and even told them how to fix it, hope they listened). When the wind and rain started, we headed back. We tried to raise the bimini with the motor, but the tape snapped -- and a pole smacked my dad in the head. When we pulled in, the owner walked up with a clipboard, sighed, and said, "So what are the damages?" Like she expected the boat to fall apart. Then they tried to charge us for the bimini and claimed we must've hit big waves and broke it ourselves. They scam their customers -- plain and simple. Spend your hard-earned vacation money somewhere else. This place does not care about you or your experience. Have a great trip -- just not here.

The owners and staff are incredible. They all made this experience a trip of a lifetime. Everyone…read morewas very knowledgeable about their craft, the area and eager to show off their river. Safety was top notch. I've told my friends about this gem and now I can't wait to come back and bring them along!

Took my father, son & nephew on the narrows raft trip. The guide was incredibly knowledgeable,…read morefriendly & fun! Was affordable, beautiful, exciting & clean fun for everyone! Thank you & we will definitely be back!

Wow. BLACK people do not buy or store here. Racist people and Austin takes the cake they have the…read moreworse service and Austin will laug in your face all family and they will get mad at you if you want to leave there boat motel or slips. Damaged my boat with fork lift and fish finder was loosen and sitting on the floor and cover post bent. I never really took the boat out and they tore it up

FYI. I am on my third boat currently 45' cruiser. Before 30' and 20' sea ray's (not purchased at…read morePrince William) Never Never Never. Terrible customer service in the parts department the woman There could not be more bossy and condescending. There was only one nice sales guy Walking up to the show room I heard staff yelling at the detailing and mechanic crew Then it all made sense after I see this eyesore of a boat with Trump wrapped on it. I am a Hispanic Businessman and I can say that I felt the racism from the moment I stepped in. I don't need political opinions this place will never see a penny of mine and I hope no one else

Overall, we had a great experience. Scott checked us in quickly and was pleasant to talk with. We…read morewere lucky enough to have the mountaintop camping site to ourselves since no one else booked for this week( likely due to the extreme heat and 4th of July holiday). The bathhouse was clean and had hot water. Most campsites only have lukewarm or cold water. There were also an abundance of toilet facilities and they were well maintained/cleaned. The view of the Potomac was breathtaking and the only downfall was that the camping sites are relatively close to each other both on the mountain and at the river's edge. I do recommend this center, however, and we will likely return when back in the area!

Regular tuber, first time zip liner! And it was amazing. Cost was such a great balance to the…read morelength and intensity to this fun excursion. 3 hours on the course with great bridges, crossings, zip lines, and a free jump. Our guide Liam and his partner (terrible name memory!) were awesome and made our trip that ended in rain still feel safe without spoiling the fun! Highly recommend for families or a date day like we did

During the 45-minute "safety" session, the owner filled the time sharing her life story (about…read moreimmigrating to the USA through marriage because she was so beautiful that her future husband proposed within a week, brought her to America, and yada yada yada). Self-serving. Conceited. Self-entitled. Red flag #1. Later, the owner said she was judging my family to see if she'll let us on the ride... and that she only lets folks on if she believes they'll leave a 5-star review on google for her business. Red flag #2. The owner bragged about how she purchases brand new ATVs every year. But, when we arrived at the trail-head, we were met with 4 ATVs in questionable condition (broken taillight on one of them, high miles on three of them, balding tires on a couple of them). Maintenance did not match the description or the price for the ride. Red flag #3. We brushed it off and hoped for a great ride--which never came. The first hour of the ride was limited to 5-8mph. Why? It was flat as a pancake with zero scenery. Boring. We took a 20 minute break for pictures but our tour guide never offered to take our family photo. (Why did we tip him $100 at the end of our ride is beyond me... worst service ever for an ATV operator). At one point, I pulled our tour guide over to share with him my family has a lot of experience riding ATVs in the US and abroad and that we'd like to go faster and ride on some hills, etc. The last 10 minutes of our ride was up and down 1 hill. I think we might have gone 15mph as a top speed. My family was so disappointed; they couldn't believe how lousy the experience was. Big time-waster on our visit to the area.

You have a lot of ATV choices in this area; avoid working with this business…read more You start the day an hour ahead of your scheduled time for what was pitched as a safety talk and tutorial. I've ridden ATVs for over 20 years in the US and in other countries; this is the first time I had such a long talk scheduled. The talk was the owner telling her life story, how she came to America from a war-torn central American country on an education visa, married an American, and now believes "I can't be racist" as she spouts racist things. She is the definition of an immigrant who wants to close the door to others like her. The funny thing is, I don't give a sh-- about a person's politics. I'm there to have fun! To ride an ATV in the wild! But she forced us to listen to this stuff while we politely had to sit there and smile. "I'm not a racist, but I think they're using that housing behind the Walmart to house illegals." What does that have to do with riding an ATV? She spent more than 5 minutes talking about all the damage fees we'd be responsible for if the ATV got damaged. Okay, we get it -- don't damage your property. She spent another 5 minutes talking about her other outdoor businesses. Finally, 40 minutes later, she's wrapping things up. She's done talking about how they're eating the cats and dogs in Ohio (I'm not kidding and she was dead serious about believing that fable), and we drive 10 minutes to the actual ATV starting area. For an ATV company, they do not provide bathrooms. Anywhere. So even if you just drove an hour to get to this place, there is no place to relieve yourself. I've never been to an ATV place that didn't have a bathroom. Very weird (and cheap). Our guides were nice and more professional than the owner. They showed us how to safely operate the ATVs and warned us against the usual behaviors they want to see and don't want to see. Some of the ATVs had tires that were nearly bald. I guess all the fees aren't going into ATV maintenance? Our group started off into the forest. So many of the first trails seemed to be newer and still had saplings and other underbrush we were riding through. The trails themselves seemed... unfinished? Anyways, it was slow going through this part, 5-10 mph. You ride in a train formation, with one of the guides up front leading the way and another at the back. You go where they go, at the speed they go. We break out of the forest area and go up and down some hills and some small fields. A lot of the trails are dead-ends and there's a fair amount of going back and forth over the same trail (sometimes going in the opposite direction). You're kind of on the side of a mountain, but it's mostly forested and not much to see (trees!). I guess that was fine, but like I said, you're going pretty slow so there's just a lot of forest to view. At some point, you get to trails that are much better maintained. As long as it's not a hill trail that's partially washed out, some of these trails are very nice and you're finally able to get some speed and enjoyment out of the ATV. 10-20 mph here. At roughly the half-way point of our 2 hour tour, you reach an abandoned house. Our guides needed to check out a trail's condition to see if we could go on it, and left us alone here for about 10 minutes. We took some photos of the really great view while swatting away hundreds of no seeums. They took our group photo when they returned, we mounted our ATVs and we were off again. One of the trails had a downed tree across it. We moved it for the guides. Later on while riding another trail, I noticed that rather than cut up a tree that was blocking it, they had just created another trail around the tree (it was not large and a chainsaw and 15 minutes is all it would've taken to remove the fallen tree). Some really good, wide trails here, and one or two opportunities to enjoy some speed on the ATV. A good ATV ride is always a mix of trails and speed, and it takes some careful thought to make for a real good experience. I'd say on the trail riding alone, this ATV experience is like 2.5 or 3 stars. I've had much better experiences. The icing on the cake was the end. We left our guides a healthy tip and one of the guides (the owner's daughter) was talking to the owner. She asked to speak to one of us on the phone. The guy closest to the phone took it and sat there listening while he was berated by the owner for leaving too little of a tip. Imagine the weird sense of entitlement it takes to demand a certain level of tipping -- and how little she must be paying her own guides! While "tipping is expected," what is never expected is you specifying the percentage of a tip. Someone who does that clearly doesn't understand how to run a business in the USA. That left us with a bad taste in our mouths, as none of us ever had an owner demand a bigger tip for a service they provided. And trust me when I say this place isn't cheap and the owner drives a Range Rover. Disappointing.

What a good HAWT time!…read more We came on a Saturday, mid August, and had a good, relaxing time. Besides the heat trying to take me out, I had absolutely no complaints. Front Royal Outdoors had their logistics in order from start (parking) to the brief bus ride, all the way to finish (exit). Our party all opted to do the deluxe tube (approximately $41 for the entire experience) that offered more support (a place to hold your beverage of choice) and the possibility to maximize on one's lazy river experience. As an FYI, every "order" of course came with a life jacket. The river itself was calm and effortless, for the most part. I think our experience was a little over 3.5 hours. My only recommendation would be to hydrate and find a time/date where the heat is not doing what it does best.... drains ya.

Everyone seemed very nice and helpful, even tossed in a cooler float for us (not that we really…read moreneeded one). The river was slow and low from the lack of rain. But, still fun! Upon returning to the car, discovered the keys had fallen out of the wet bag and into the river. I went to the river landing to see if they fell on the beach when I lifted the cooler float to carry it up the hill. Didn't see them there and one of the staff members told me to check the office and gave me a number to a locksmith. No one had turned in any keys and was offered no further assistants from the office staff. So, called the locksmith, took him over an hour to get there and almost as long to reprogram the key (lack of cell reception or WiFi). But, met the nicest people next door! Laverne and her brothers were very hospitable and friendly, offering us food, water and a warm fire to dry ourselves. We noticed that Bob (owner of FRO) drove down the parking lot and saw our vehicle and gear, then drove off. He didn't bother to get out of the truck, just paused at the vehicle and kept going. Not what I would call the best service, hence the three star review. I would give the neighbors 4 stars for going above and beyond being neighborly!

After an afternoon wandering around Fort Royal, we drove to Eastham Park to walk the riverside…read moretrail. There's a large parking lot at the entrance near the dock. There's a field and playground. Signs along the trail point out the area's wildlife. Another sign talks about the area's Civil War significance.

This is without a doubt my happy place! It's a wonderful place not only for my dog to socialize but…read morefor my kids to play and for me to center myself in nature! The scenery is beautiful and the walking path gives you a tranquil place to exercise and everything is so well taken care of.

Great shuttle service for canoeing and kayaking on The Trough if you're visiting the…read moreRomney/Moorefield area and wanting to float the South Branch of Potomac. Kellan helped with a solo float and again when my kids came for a visit and I took them canoeing. He also gave my son fly fishing lessons that was one of the highlights of his trip. I'm now going to have to buy him an expensive rod and reel! Check out the website for all the thinks Breezewood has to offer. The owner is a wealth of information and knowledge of the area.

We came from Pgh knowing little about this special town and this kayaking/canoeing/fishing outfit…read moreand Kellan totally took care of the 4 of us. He stopped on the way to the launch point for us to get refreshments and gave us his cooler(bigger than ours)! The canoeing river trip was great, afterwords he introduced us to his horses and recommended trails for us to hike the next day.