New owner has really made this place his own. Lovely decor, some whimsical new accent furniture. Wait till you see the handcrafted tables. Owners kids, Kat and Mitch, are real swell and provided us with a nice tubing experience. Can't be beat! read more

This place has everything you could need. Canoes, kayaks, tubes you name it. Everyone was very helpful. Brandon helped us get in the water and answered all our questions as well as handled the heavy lifting when he picked us up. The route was gorgeous. We saw two bald Eagles and were constantly surrounded by the green of the great north woods. Probably the most efficient canoe rental I ever went to. Love the name too! read more

Loved this place!! Rented kayaks a bunch of places and this was probably the best experience ever. Great price. Friendly staff. Brandon helped us out start to finish. Didn't have to decide how far we wanted to go up front- read more

We spent a day tubing on the river--and enjoyed great equipment from HNO! We had a great time on the River. We saw a snapping turtle and a river otter. The water felt great. Ben was there to greet us when we returned, tired and happy, to recommend Peanuts ice cream for a treat. It was Super Premium! read more

We were blown away by our amazing experience at Hawks Nest! We had an all-day adventure on two tandem kayaks. Brandon and Madeline were so helpful! Their service was great. We were able to go as far as we wanted and then Brandon met us to pick us up. Would highly recommend!! read more

Great experience, overall! Brandon was super nice and friendly! Fun for the entire family. read more

Hawks Nest Outfitters - Tubbing - Rafting/Kayaking Near Me - Eagle River, Wisconsin

One of the best well kept and organized tube / kayak outfitters I've experienced. Madeline at checkin and Brandon who got us setup to launch and post launch was very helpful and made our kids feel comfortable. read more

Great place for Canoeing; it had beautiful sights and we had been followed by an eagle most of the trip and my partner had fun splashing me while we joke around and sang strange songs. When our voyage had ended we had a very fast pickup from our friend Brandon! But overall great place read more

This time we did the short kayak trip. We had wonderful weather and the river was nice an easy. Big shout out to the staff working hard and thanks to Gabe for a prompt pick up! Happy Birthday, Gabe! read more

Traveling with friends, we decided to go tubing. The day was hot and the town was crowded with vacationers. When we found Hawks Nest with beautiful flowers and picnic tables and a super nice staff (thank you Scott, Madeleine, David, Mitch & Brandon!) we were sold! The river was gentle and the tubes were brand new! They have a nice gift shop with snacks, drinks, and organic frozen treats There's a map of the route painted in the floor and a great selection of t-shirts, water shoes and hats that we all purchased. They also have a nice clean bathroom and changing rooms you can use before getting back in the car. We HIGHLY recommend this for young and older! read more

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Rented two kayaks with my wife and had a great time. Brandon took great care of us. Setting us up with two nice kayaks. We saw several deer, an eagle and some herons. Highly recommend! read more

Madeline provided outstanding service! In fact, everyone here was fantastic! Just such a nice place and providing great value for the money.

They do everything right. From reservations to getting us out on the water, they were courteous and kind. The kayaks were perfect for our family and no problem taking our small dog. We will return every year. read more

Super friendly young people took care of us. Great kayaks, beautiful river (we did the 5 mile) and prompt pick up from the end. Was picture perfect day from start to finish. read more

Up here visiting with my family and we really wanted to go tubing. This place was very accommodating and reasonably priced. Had a great time tubing down the river, I have to recommend getting a cooler tube for drinks and food! read more

I've had a great time kayaking and tubing thanks to Hawk's Nest! Madeleine and the rest of the team (Anika, David, Scott, Gabe, Maggie) have all been great when coming here! read more

Hawks Nest is the place to go for tubing and kayak rentals. They just upgraded their tubes and all have headrests - a game-changer! And you can choose between a tube with a bottom, no bottom, or a mesh bottom. Super friendly and helpful staff and we watched them disinfect tubes between rides. The tube ride is a great float down the river, especially with a cooler tube tied in the middle of the group. The highlight of our weekend! read more

We had a great day! The staff was fantastic. Our family will rent boats again. Thank you.

If I could give them negative stars I would. I have called eagle river my getaway for years and in the past the hospitality of the Northwoods was alive and well at this place. However I had visited the hawks nest last weekend with my family including my 8 year old nephew and 5 year old niece. We had stopped to go to the bathroom before doing a river trip. The building was smelly and gross! We also had our own boats so they charged us $30 to put in they had told us the pick up would cost extra. This place is a total rip off! If you need a place to launch for free go to the dam up river and get out at big rock landing. If you need to rent go elsewhere the equipment at hawks nest is beat up and old! I strongly suggest using a rental place closer to town. read more