Friendly staff and luckily there were walk up singles available. Lovely journey down and back on…read morethe river, great break from the hustle and bustle of New Buffalo's main drag.

I love paddleboarding and I love exploring new places. It only made sense for me to come rent a…read morepaddleboard when I was visiting the Indiana and Michigan. The main reason for my low rating was because the kid who was handling all rentals really had an attitude of "I don't know and I don't care". I almost feel like if I had never been paddleboarding prior to this, I would have had a miserable experience. He gave me zero information and then proceeded to give me a paddle that was too short and also did not know how to adjust the length. Then he sent me out into the water tail end first. The website said we would be guided as to where the turnaround point was-he did not share this. And then when I returned there was zero acknowledgement or even some basic customer service of "how did you like it? did you have fun?". From other reviews I have read it seems like the company is a very reputable service provider in the area. I just think that this one kid is a terrible representation of what you want your company to be. In addition to the complete non-existence of any kind of customer service experience, the water in the river is quite disgusting. I got a rash on my foot just from touching the water. Fortunately I am skilled on the paddle board and did not fall in. I really was hoping that I would have been able to take the paddle into the actual waters of Lake Michigan. That in itself would have been a more thrilling experience.

Just went with a group of 9. We had a blast! I've always wanted to go and a great friend…read morecoordinated the trip. The entire process from booking, checking in, bus ride to drop off and checking back in was super easy. Everyone was helpful and friendly. I can not wait to do it again

Super nice staff with a friendly environment. Had a great time with my girlfriend, very beginner…read morefriendly and good quality kayaks

Best drop off and pick up location. Very friendly and eager to help especially when we got lost…read more Staff went above and beyond with our group of 4 adults and 5 small children to assure we were safe and secure.

From the owner: Kayak and Canoe Rental. All inclusive, shuttle, lifejackets, paddles & instruction if needed.read more

Scooter Joes is a fun bike shop that offers rental services so you can ride around downtown Saint…read moreJoseph in the most fun way possible. I rented a bike with my best friend and her toddler. He loved riding around and he almost didn't want to let go of his tiger helmet. $18 for a 30 minute ride which we enjoyed so very much. Everyone we passed was watching us ride and my nephew loved it, he was waving and giggling the whole time. I'm hoping to give them another try with my husband in the near future.

Captain Nate was awesome. Got us in with a last minute request and it all went just fine. Pontoon…read morerental was a blast and he explained it all perfectly. We will be back soon!!!!

This is the worst thing I have ever experienced. If I could have given 0 stars I would have. The…read moreconoes were teaming with spiders and everyone was freaking out. Plus they looked like they had not been cleaned out in eons. If this was free it would still cost way too much. If you are thinking about doing this please go and do something sensible with your life.

Our group of four did the 4 hour 11:00 AM in 2 two-person kayak on a beautiful sunny day. We all…read morehave kayaked many times over the years, but never the Dowajiac River. Contrary to the first review, The guys working there were friendly and offered good advice (even when we asked about some other kayak venues around the state) The business site is rustic but loaded with fine river worthy kayaks (and canoes). We drove our truck out to the 4 hour destination and they happily drove us back (for a reasonable fee). We took a cooler full of drinks and granola bars. and I brought my phone to take photos. The river was moving a day after some heavy rain, but the sun was shining. The river is narrow and somewhat winding and offered plenty of overturned trees and obstacles made the ride fun to navigate, but no rapids or danger. I recommend kayaks, the guys we saw in canoes were struggling to maneuver at times, but it's totally fine either way. This would not be a fun river to go tubing as you'd be stuck in branches, muck, spiderwebs constantly. The trees overhang the river with sun bleeding through to provide a beautiful aesthetic. The ride was shady enough that I didn't require sunscreen. I didn't have any issues with mosquitoes either. The banks were very mucky and almost always too steep to get out and walk, plus I think most of the river was off privately owned farm land.. It made for some advanced impromptu riverbank bathroom breaks due to the beverages, but that's all part of the fun, right? There was a nice grassy spot on the final quarter of the ride near an overpass that we saw people having a picnic. We saw a muskrat, king fisher, large river frogs, and several species of turtles. We passed a few friendly people on our ride (it was Sunday of labor day weekend), but it was mostly desolate and quiet. Our moment of excitement came when we approached a nearly impassable part with a couple of fallen trees. Our kayak was temporarily hung up but our friends didn't have time to avoid us and they tipped/submerged their boat and ours tipped and sunk in the reaction. It was about 3 feet of water, the current was strong but not overpowering. I somehow miraculously kept my phone above water while the rest of my body was dumped in. We also somehow recovered the life jackets/paddles/boats/cooler/car keys. All we lost was a coozie, pair of sunglasses, a t-shirt, and our pride. After our refreshing dip, we tipped the water out of the boats and were back on the river in no time. Our exit location was easy to find by a well marked overpass. We had a great time, a very nice afternoon well spent.

It was a busy day, list of people in line for paddling or kayaking as it was a perfect day at…read moreWarren Dunes. The person working today Sunday 7/31 was doing his best. He is friendly and helpful. We rented to paddles and we had a grate time

After a small snafu with staffing and getting our kayak day started, everything was worked out, and…read morewe had a fantastic time. The site was at Warren dunes, State Park, and Will, the person on duty, did a great job of getting it set up and taking care of us for the afternoon. It was a great experience and well worth the money. Kayaking on Lake Michigan and along the shores of Warren Dunes is great experience.

This is a pretty nice rapids course in south bend, Indiana. It's about a half mile long rapids…read morecourse and you can go alone or fit up to 6 per raft. It's not insanely difficult but the rocks on the rapids do make it a bit difficult- hit one of them and you're flipping for sure (I did today). I don't like that you have to walk the half mile back to the start to do it again, but it's a nice course overall, just a pretty short rapids course - you're on the river for about 5-10 minutes. There is no "break" sections in the water - the rapids are non stop just FYI. Fun place though, I would recommend.

Whitewater rafting in the urban midwest! When you live in the midwest as I do, you learn to dig…read moredeep for new outdoor ideas. Finding this place was the equivalent of striking gold!! East Race Waterway is a man-made whitewater route using the water from the St. Joseph River. The course is about a half mile long and it takes roughly five minutes to navigate. You have three main options to use the race. Non-kayak owners (renters) can choose from the inflatable doubles kayak (seats two..of course) or a large raft (3-6 passengers). Rides in the inflatable kayak or large raft are $5 per person, per ride. If you bring your own kayak it's $15 for the day. The rented boats come with oars, life jackets and a helmet, so you don't need to bring those pieces of equipment. As for the race, you're going to get wet. Let's call it soaked! The race contains category II whitewater rapids and in at least three spots, you're going to get a rush of water thrust upon you. It doesn't take much experience to figure out how to guide your boat and if you go at the rapids head on you won't capsize. We watched many go over though, and that's because they broke the cardinal rule of hitting the rapids with a sideways boat. Even if you capsize it's no big deal. There's a few things you'll need to bring or consider. First, a soled shoe that covers at least the backside of your heal and straps across the top is mandatory. Basically, anything except open-toed flip-flips will work. Hard sole water shoes like Keen's work the best. Remember that you're going to get wet, I mean soaked..so phones, car keys, jewelry and loose sunglasses are all a really bad idea. If you have to bring keys make sure you bring a ziplock bag and have a zipped pocket to store them in. The water isn't nearly as dirty as some claim and there's a hose with clean water at the end of the race to rinse with. All the same I'd still recommend wearing older clothing if you can. This place is a total blast and a unique opportunity for mid-westerners. The race is only open June-early August and only on the weekends, so be sure to plan this one carefully. We'll certainly be back!

EDIT.......I raising rating to 4 stars. The rental boot WAS open Monday 7/21 and the employee…read moreworking was great (sorry I didn't get his name). Not going for 5 stars due to the response of the business reply. States that they do not open when yellow flags are flying at the beach. 7/19 we were at North Beach from 830 a.m to 3 p.m. Sunday we were there from 9 a.m. till 3:45 p.m and the flag nearest to where we were was green the entire time (near the line of the private beach). If NOAA and city communicated incorrectly, business should have a conversation with them. After we were able to rent paddle boards we did enjoy using them for the full time we rented them.

The best selection of Ray Bans, Maui Jim's, Oakleys, and Costas. A wide variety of name brand…read moreclothing, shoes, surf boards and paddle boards. The best paddle board and kayak rental location!

Had my camper here for just under a year, it is very poorly managed. Trash everywhere all the…read moretime,septic constantly full and over flowing, people speeding around kids, playing loud music, fighting,cops are there few times a week for disturbances.my second day there was asked if i wanted to smoke meth..bathrooms constantly vandalized by same people that live there. Owners allowed people next to me to continue to mess with my electric plug on camper which ended up costing alot.. nothing done or said about it, my vehicle has had mud rubbed down side with nothing done about it, trash blowing around nothing done about it. Dogs are constantly loose and most are aggressive also nothing done about that either.. the owner mike is a nice guy but if his wife decides she does not like you for whatever reason your going to be treated poorly. If your not into drugs and chaos i would NEVER recommend this place until you see a under new owner sign. This is not a campground or even anything close to it. It is worse than the worse trailer park in your area. The location is fantastic unfortunately is being wasted

I brought some Chicago visitors to this campground. I'd gone tubing in Montana and wasn't sure what…read moreto expect in Michigan. But I was pleasantly surprised! The people working there were very nice and upfront about the do's and don'ts and what to expect. They warned us the river was low and there were some large branches that had fallen down onto the river. We found it was a relaxing, scenic, and though at times required paddling to avoid branches, it was a wonderful time just lazily floating down the river. At the end of the trip they showed where to use the showers and hoses in case we wanted to clean up. I'd give this place 5 stars but they have to work on removing the trees that block the entire width of the river bc it's a pain trying to climb over them. I'll be coming back with more visitors!

Yesss! Best $10 ever spent! Thank you Groupon! This was such a quick fun adventure and so easy. I…read morearrived and was helped by two young guys, just hanging out in their crate lol....I love that idea! They've got life jackets and give you some quick instruction before you head off. Paw Paw river is nestled between some nice homes and a golf course so you've got some nice views. Lots of wild life to see and a few bridges (watch your head please) If you're in the area and want a quick workout, please do this!

Really great experience and for so cheap! Joey was a real help to top it all off! Can't recommend…read moreenough bring the whole family