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    BFLO Harbor Kayak

    3.8 (45 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Sam R.

    I decided to take our 5 year old daughter on an adventure and experience Buffalo, and BFLO Harbor Kayak fit exactly what I wanted! We paddled out to the lighthouse, and then back up the Buffalo River, past riverworks. The staff was attentive and made sure we understood safety protocols before launching. I'd highly recommend for anyone - experienced kayakers, beginners, and families.

    Samantha S.

    Such an amazing way to spend an hour of your day in the summer, that is, when you aren't told there is a 3 hour wait. I have made several attempts to go kayaking here and on only one occasion did I not find myself waiting. They only have 25 kayaks, which is insane to me, considering the size of the river and how empty it appears when you look out. There is room for an additional 15-20 kayaks at a time in my opinion and they would do a killing if they invested in a bunch more. Nobody wants to be told there is going to be a 3 hour wait on a Sunday afternoon. It kills the whole day, Sure, there's places to see on Canalside and a lot of area to be explored, but you can only walk around, sit on a bench, and drink so many 21st Amendment Hell or High Watermelon beers before you reach that hot and desperate point in your day where you just NEED to get in the water! There is little organization at the renting stand. There is no line, more like a group of people standing around and a guy with a clipboard directing his attention to the person closest to him asking if they need help. Make sure, if you'e been waiting, speak up, don't let other people walk up and get in front of you because people can be pushy here. It was $20 for a single kayak for an hour which I thought was very reasonable. $30 for a tandem, but a single is much more fun, they allow for splashing wars, races with your friends (or strangers) and you paddle at your leisure. They have sit ins or kayaks you sit on top of, I recommend the sit in ones, they seem more comfortable and there's room for a small backpack. They did not have any waivers available for us so they taped the last copy they had on the booth window and had us sign on a blank sheet of paper. Official. Then we were told to grab a life vest and head down to the dock. Once we got down to the dock there were two people sitting underneath the dock in lawn chairs who didn't move a muscle and then a woman assisting one lady getting of a kayak and motioning me to come over to the one that was available for me. There was an area to drop your shoes off and they were happy to keep your backpacks for you, we kept ours though. The woman helped me into the kayak and told me to paddle out to the second bridge and then to come back because that would be about an hour. Perfect. Apparently if you paddle right, the water gets a bit choppy, we followed her advice. The experience was awesome, weather was perfect, we stopped when we wanted, few boats on the water so rarely did we need to have much direction. The view of the city was incredible, definitely bring your camera. On the way back, I pulled up to the dock and the two men sitting underneath the dock in lawn chairs didn't want to move to assist me out of the kayak. It made me a little uncomfortable but I think they secretly did a rock papers scissors, and the losing dude came and helped me out. I got some seriously good color, but definitely bring sun screen.

    Nicole D.

    Great experience renting kayaks from this company; they are located right at the end of the boardwalk at Canalside and the process was seamless. The price was $30 for a tandem kayak rental (life jacket rental included), they ask for your ID to keep as collateral and you are able to go a pretty far distance, as long as you stay to the side and out of the way of the boats. Service was friendly - overall a great experience! Highly recommend renting from this company!

    Justin M.

    This is something I've always wanted to do when I come to canal side and dang it I did it. Sure I played a little hookie on my lunch break and extended it a bit but hey when you have the opportunity to go kayaking you friggen take it by the oar and row. If you use yelp which you should you get a discount of 5 bucks off which makes this adventure even more worth it. Normally it's 15 per hour to venture the vicious seas of Lake Erie however check in and well you can do the math it's close to priceless ! Sure I've yaked many of times in my 28 yr old career visiting the downtown buffalo scene but never did I think I'm gunna kayak ... sorry. Anyways you can paddle your butt off up and down the lake till your arms fall off. My only tip would be to get on the list to rent on since it seems on weekends it maybe impossible to get on one of these pleasure crafts. And hey I know next time I wanna play pirate of the open seas I may have to bring mr captain Morgan with. Who said you can't yak in a kayak ....

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    Betty V.

    The canalside is a wonderful place for kayaking! Water can be a little dirty though, but I suppose you can't expect much from lake water. But it's an awesome summertime activity and great way to soak up the sun! There's always other people on the harbor on their boats so it's kind of cool to see everyone passing by. I went later in the afternoon around 5 pm and we were told it was a 45 minute wait, which turned out to be much longer. There's only a limited number of kayaks and paddle boards! Pricing is decent and fairly standard. The canalside is great. You can just sit on their cool chairs or on the grass and eat some ice cream while you wait!

    But it was sunny all afternoon! One day in Buffalo, and this is all I wanted to do.
    Holly L.

    We had one full day in Buffalo, and all we wanted to do was kayak or canoe on the Buffalo River to see the grain silos. It rained in the morning, but cleared up by 1 as all the weather reports said it would. We showed up at The BFLO Harbor Kayak kiosk at 3, and there wasn't a soul there - just a note scrawled on the window that they were closed due to weather and would be back the next day. This is an absurd way to run a company, especially one that's driven by tourism, and it's bad for Buffalo. Boo on you! That said, we settled for the Buffalo River History Boat Tour that was next door and enjoyed an awesome, informative, SUNNY tour of the river and the silos. I highly recommend the competition!

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    Courtney H.

    We had to wait an hour but they called us when it was our turn. Don't be put off by the wait times, just go earlier next time. It's worth it. We kayaked near the ships, and down to the blue towers. GO EARLY or your may end up waiting 2-3 hours for your turn. You can explore Canalside while you wait.

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    It only cost $15 for an hour and I got to enjoy magnificent views paddling from CanalSide down to the First Ward.

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