So much fun! We were nervous about trying SUP for the first time, but Heith made us feel super comfortable before we set out on the water. Funtimes and a fantastic workout that kind of sneaks up on you. read more

I loved this experience. They give specific details on step by step making it easier to find and do things. definitely recommend read more

The good: very easy to rent a kayak; I arrived 15 minutes early and they were fine with me starting early. I rented for 1 hour. The price, $23, is very reasonable considering that a one day pass to go on Tempe Town Lake is $10. I am an experienced kayaker so brought my own kayaking clothes, PFD, dry bags, paddle, and cart. Moving the kayak from the store to the water was easy. The bad: the kayak was very slow , tracking was marginal,, and it handled a light chop poorly. My time was almost up and I was heading back to the dock when I realized I was sinking. My PFD kept me safe but my paddle leash, secured to my seat strap, came loose. The strap had unhooked from the gunnel. So there I was floating in the water with my paddle while the kayak floated away. I was able to swim to a nearby dock and a young man pulled me out. Then he used a life ring on a rope to pull in the kayak. My deepest gratitude goes out to him. The guy at Northshore said I might have taken a kid's kayak but their website makes no mention of this option and there were no signs on the rack. Except for asking if I was ok, Northshore has been completely unhelpful. read more

Loved it, so easy to access, didn't really need much help as they provided a buggy to carry them to the river read more

Northshore WaterSport Rentals - Paddleboarding Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

Easy, self-serve, and good prices. It is right next to the boat launch and docks so it's really convenient. If you need help, they are right next door. Two hours was a good amount of time to go from the dock, to the east end of the river, under the bridges to the west, and back. read more

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Update : Received refund from Yelp took about 2 weeks from start to finish. Emailed shop@yelp.com. Again don't buy the Yelp coupon ($20 for $36) it will not be accepted by new owners. However, needs to be a priority of the new owners to remove that from this page. read more

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Love this place! Super friendly and helpful service. Great advice on where to take our kayaks for the day. Easy pick up and drop off. Felt great supporting a local business as well. These people are great and have the best prices! read more

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Kayaks and sunset and great price! What more could we ask for! Just know after 4 you need to launch and store kayaks yourself so bring a friend! Amazing time! read more

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Our Girl Scout troop rented kayaks from Northshore recently. Service was great. We happened to arrive during a big rush. Lots of customers hankering to get moving. After our reservations were sorted out, our charming assistant got us on the water and honored the total time we'd planned. Lots of fun! read more

Rented kayaks here with my husband for my birthday and it was during after hours. The gentleman that helped us out was very helpful and polite. Rented the kayaks for an hour and a half, definitely worth the experience. We enjoyed every min of it! Thank you! read more

Thank you for an amazing experience today! My husband and I went out for a short ride around the lake and it was so quiet and weather was perfect in November! I will definitely be back and will bring my friends with me to play too. I have done SUP yoga before and other paddle boarding rentals but this place was very personable, great pricing and I love Tempe Town lake for a quick day date while the kids were in school. PS my husband had a great tip to be able to fully paddle/steer the board on just one side from his days in the Philippines, he said to google "banana boat rowing" not sure if this is a real thing online but it worked for him. He scooped the water, didn't go too far below the surface of the water and then turned the bottom of the paddle towards the back of the board to steer. read more

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One of the best smoothest rental service I've ever had . Just came out to kill some time best choice ever !! Staff is super friendly and very helpful will definitely recommend and will be returning with my kids soon. read more

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This place is very distasteful. The man who helped us lied about their closing hours and told us they would be closed so we had to bring the kayak back and carry it ourselves. Turns out they are open 24 hours a day and the employees were too lazy to bring the equipment back so they tried to take advantage of us . I honestly hope this place closes down in the pandemic we're still having. read more

The owner helped us rent a single kayak. She was so friendly and helpful and had a lot of info on nearby water bodies. I was able to reserve over the phone on the way to the business and fill out the forms needed on my phone. Super easy. She loaded the kayak on our car for us and provided us with everything we would need (straps, life jacket, foam so the top of the car didn't scratch, etc.). Definitely recommend this family owned business! Prices are comparable to other places in the area. read more

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Another wonderful experience at Northshore. Very friendly, helpful, and welcoming. My family has been here numerous times over the years and always a pleasant visit. Love it!!!! read more

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We called today, hoping to get out of the house due to the quarantine. It's my girlfriends birthday. We are visiting my sister and live in LA, where our entire state is on lockdown due to the GLOBAL PANDEMIC. They were open, but I asked if they were using strict cleaning protocols DUE TO THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC, and the guy said "No. I'm not scared of the corona virus. " Neither am I asshat. We are 36 years old. But I am scared to give it to someone WHO COULD DIE. We hung up the phone. Don't go here. Do not give your business to someone who doesn't care about the safety and health of their customers. read more

Found via Groupon and used for a mom & son date. My son and I intended to try stand up paddle boarding and Chad gave a how-to in the store. Very friendly, and offered to store personal items in the store in the [rare] chance they'd get wet via a fall in the water. Ultimately after about 5 minutes in the water on the paddle board my son and I determined the stand up wasn't for us. Chad was extremely understanding and instead offered individual kayaks and restarted our time of one hour per the Groupon voucher. He turned an embarrassing situation into a very enjoyable and memorable experience for me and my son. Will recommend to others. read more

Northshore WaterSport Rentals - Paddleboarding Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

We went to Tempe Beach Park to rent Stand Up Paddleboards and were sadly disappointed by service and failure to rent us boards (person there didn't know how to do a rental and didn't know when the others would return.) Quick search of nearby options sent us to Northshore. Excellent service, friendly, took boards down to the boat launch for us then gave us instructions for the best ride. Should have rented here first. Highly recommend!!! read more

Enjoyed renting kayaks from here - a single and 2-person kayaks. A very easy process and friendly service. Would definitely do it again! read more

Northshore WaterSport Rentals - Paddleboarding Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

North Shore is, in my opinion, the best spot to rent water sport equipment for Tempe Town Lake. Chad and team are a great, personable and fun group. The rates beat all and the check out process is fast and safe. I spent many weekends on the lake and always stop in at North Shore. read more

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counter service was a bit awkward...its kinda hard to explain. He was friendly, it was just odd...but in all it was a great experience and we will do it again! It was very peaceful on the water and the views of the new Tempe buildings was amazing. read more

It's taking me a couple weeks to sit down and actually write this however, Best experience ever! Heath was there a couple weeks ago when my cousin and I went in to rent a couple Paddleboards. We informed him we had never been before and he gave us a tutorial on what we needed to do. My cousin ended up falling in within moments (quite comical) Heath remained so professional and helped him get back on his board. I've been obsessed with Paddleboards since and I can't wait to visit Northshore again!!!! read more

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Totally recommend this place! Fantastic customer service! Bought a Groupon for 90 minute stand-up paddle boarding for 2 people. Tried to make reservations ahead of time by leaving a voicemail, but not sure if it was even necessary. They are obviously familiar with the deal and it was super easy to redeem (I hate when businesses make me feel bad or embarrassed about using Groupon... definitely not the case here). They took our boards and paddles down to the water and gave us a quick tutorial about how to stoke. We had a fantastic time! Next time, I'll probably rent a speaker for $5 to take out on the water with us. Can't wait to go back! read more

Found a Groupon ($20 for two for an hour) for SUP & had a wonderful time. Called the day before to make an 8am reservation (emailing through the website doesn't get as quick if a response), we were a tad late finding parking but the owner was very laid back & not even bothered by that. We took our time, chatted, & never felt like we were in a rush or in a strict time constraint. Will definitely go back read more

Northshore WaterSport Rentals - Paddleboarding Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

This spot is amazing. Friendly staff and fantastic equipment made for a wonderful experience kayaking on Tempe Town Lake. I'd recommend Northshore WaterSport Rentals to anyone who is seeking to take advantage of what Tempe Town Lake has to offer. read more

This is the best place to go & relax from a daily busy life. I started kayaking by trying it our & found these guys online. Have been going constantly over & over. The feeling of being out in the water & just at peace. Thanks guys as a busy Social Media Marketer/Biz Owner I need this place. Can't wait for my next visit. read more

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Great location, friendly staff, reasonable rates (check Groupon, too). Felix was really pleasant and helpful. Good equipment, too, and it all made for a fun outing on the lake. read more

Went kayaking for the first time with my son Christian yesterday for the 4th of July and had such a wonderful time! Met Chad who already knows or recognizes my sons and gave us a awesome deal!! We will definitely be going back there soon. Great service all around! read more

Super cool people. So helpful with kids. Encouraging, accommodating, and knowledgable. Thanks for a great experience!

Wow!!! horrible customer service. Very unprofessional and rude!!! Use other service even if they are more! Called and booked last week four for paddle boarding, they had no record of my booking and they were closed. Spoke with Lindy on Sunday she said we could come down and get them out of the storage at 10, she provided cell phone to call her Monday to verify time. Called and verified time and was told I would have to Come later in the day someone else had the paddle boards. When called at 9:05 sounded like they were in bed and passed the phone over to a male that rudely said "what's your problem". We have planned our day around our booking. Would not take any responsibility for our booking. He said to me return your Groupon I can't deal with an angry customer it's the morning. Very unprofessional way to run your business. I recommend not purchasing Groupon or using this place, if you do triple check your reservation. Also doesn't state on group mob you have to be off the water by 1. read more

Great ownership that cares about customer service. Great views out on the water and it's reasonably priced for 1.5 hr. Take the family and spend the day to beat the heat! read more

With no reservations or prior planning we stopped by and rented a kayak for an hour. Service is outstanding! Prices are affordable and For sure we will be returning to try out the other rental equipment! They did all the work and left the fun for us! Super easy and super fun! read more

What an amazing experience! This was our first experience kayaking. We had a blast! Chad was super awesome . We can't wait to bring our family! See you guys next Sunday! read more

Just had a great time paddle boarding in Tempe. We rented paddle boards from Northshore Watersports and they were more than accommodating. The boards were in great condition and everyone that worked there was friendly and helpful. The cost for renting the boards was very affordable and I would definitely rent from them again :) read more

On Sunday 7/14 we had a party of 11 to go kayaking. We worked with OJ. He was absolutely amazing. He was super helpful getting us all set up and we had a blast!! You guys were AMAZING thank you so much. read more

Would leave no stars if possible. I had a couple questions about the services they offer so I called and was on the phone for less than a minute!!! I did not even get to finish my question before the guy on the other end of the phone RUDELY interrupted me and said he did not offer pedal boats. I didn't even get to finish my question which could have applied to the kayaks and stand up paddle boards they do offer. When I asked why the offer pedal boats on the website he literally just said "I DONT KNOW, is that all"?... I was so confused on why he was acting so rude and had absolutely no customer service skills. Do not spend your time or money on this insanely rude company. read more

Owned by a coupe. The girl is very nice. But the guy is rude, disrespectful, and didn't care about good customer service at all. The girl apologized for him, when she shouldn't of had to. read more

Always a fun activity to go do. Staff is friendly, but weekends are busy and you'll end up waiting a long time in line to get your rental equipment read more

The location is great and the staff is helpful. I had a great time for my first try at SUP and will be back again.

We rented paddleblosrds for the whole day! It was nice just to relax and lay on the water and paddle around. They even brought the paddle boards down to the lake and returned them also! We loved it! read more