There programs are astounding with certified adaptive kayak instructors who are also able to also…read moreinstruct able body folks also. Silent Wake is a great addition to Wisconsins kayaking community. I highly recommend Silent Wake to all interested in kayaking.

From the owner: Silent Wake provides professional ACA kayak training sessions and guided tours to surrounding…read morebodies of water. Use of kayaking gear is complimentary with the price of our packages.

My second time renting from Beachside Boat & Bait. Great experience. They make the whole process…read morevery simple and smooth. The employees are super helpful and friendly. The boat was great. Extremely well-maintained and clean. This time one of my guests (I won't name names) lowered one of the boat's anchors, and it came untied. It sank to the bottom of the lake and we couldn't retrieve it. We were a little worried that we'd have to pay for it, but the staff at Beachside was extremely understanding and cool about it. Will definitely rent from Beachside again!

Unfortunately our tandem kayak was one of the old ones as adjusting the straps to straighten the…read moreseats was not an option. My husband tried to adjust the back for comfort but both straps were tied; he felt he was inclined the entire time which had a negative impact on his experience.

Nomad Boardsports' service is appealing from the moment I navigated their website. It was very easy…read moreto reserve a tandem kayak for a Saturday morning. Checking-in was quick & easy. And there is a portable restroom right walking distance from where you check-in. Navigating Upper & Lower Nemahbin Lake was great, I would definitely go back.

Had a great experience with friendly staff who wore face masks and ensured the equipment was…read moresanitized prior to use. Beautiful location and lake. You can make your reservation and pay online to speed up the process. There's a parking lot, although parking can get full quickly. The only thing I didn't like much is they didn't give us instructions or tips prior to sending us off. Fortunately, I have experience kayaking and didn't need instruction, but something to consider if you've not done this before.

This is a really neat park on the Sugar River. It starts at the "head gates" for the once brodhead…read moremill and hydro project. The park is a trail along the raceway, or mill race. This is essentially a man made canal that provides water to the mill pond in Brodhead. It is a lovely walk, very scenic with numerous wetlands, woodland, farmland, ending with a lovely stroll along the canal into the village of Brodhead. Here, along one side of the canal are numerous fun homes reminiscent of the canals in Amsterdam. If you choose to walk or kayak, once in Brodhead, stroll downtown to a local cafe or restaurant. Hint: This is a GREAT trip for a fun outdoor date! Even if the date doesn't go well, the scenery is lovely and you can enjoy the walk back alone. It's a 4+ mile roundtrip. Easy hike with gravel two lane path. Hint: Hint: oooh...you discovered the super double secret hint! This is a great place to bring your dog. Lots of room to run big! Fetch, swimming, ducks, and the water is clean so, your dog can enjoy itself! Hint: Hint: Hint: A super triple secret hint? Say it isn't so! Kayakers - pay attention! Here is an INCREDIBLE opportunity for kayaking that requires no shuttling! Put your boat in here, paddle up river a short distance (no current here) to the decatur tap, portage the dam, paddle down the Sugar River to where the race rejoins the Sugar River. Then paddle up the race to Brodhead dam. Portage the dam and bing bang boom, you're back on the race! Now it's an easy paddle up the race back to the head gates where your car is parked, waiting for you, with a cooler of beer in trunk! Cheers, you earned it! Hint 4X: A quadruple hint-o-rama....be still my palpating heart....If you want to get into kayaking and kayak this in a group, check out the Mad City Paddlers website for group kayaking and canoe trips! Or, send me an email, I kayak this at least once a year :)

I brought my 7th and 8th grade students to Appleton for a field trip to finish our first week of…read moreschool and the good folks at FRKC made the time we were with them incredible. They were flexible in working with us to put together a trip that fit our time constraints. They were even good enough to schedule picture-perfect weather for our day although I'm not sure how they did that. They were all set when we arrived, gave a quick safety talk, and took a group picture before we headed onto the water. The guides were great with those in our group that were apprehensive about kayaking while giving our experienced paddlers the freedom to fully enjoy the river while still making sure the young people were in safe water. Our experienced paddlers were the ones who set the pace for our trip with the guides pointing out things of interest on the shoreline (or the eagles that popped up several times overhead). With the speed of the river that day (it does vary) and the amount of paddling we did, we arrived at our take-out point at just the right time where I bus awaited us. The pictures FRKC posted on Facebook of our trip were also a really nice touch. I'm looking forward to booking with them again.

This was an amazing easy place to rent a kayak. Highly recommend it was so easy!! And the place we…read morewent , Lily Lake, there was a kayak launch. So easy to launch the kayak.

We haven't been canoeing in years, we decided on a whim to go and we brought our dogs and kids, 10…read moreand 14. The outfitters are very nice and friendly it seemed like they really cared about your experience. The setting is beautiful and there is a farmers market, live music and tap house right there that you can enjoy. It's very popular and there were lines to get in. It was also very dog friendly. Overall a great experience, we are glad we did it and the kids had fun too!

Unbelievable experience all around…read more The owner/operator is an incredibly nice and accommodating guy. We had a group of 10, I accidentally booked 5 kayaks instead of canoes. Day of, the owner doesn't flinch at my mistake. He quickly corrected where I dropped the ball and it didn't seem to interrupt his operation. The Sugar river is a blast. Smaller and more technical than the nearby Wisconsin River. PLUS! There's some killer breweries, tacos, cocktail bars, & a live music venue to welcome you back once you're off the river. 100% would recommend and will most certainly use Sugar River Outfitters again.

The staff are all so friendly! It was our first time kayaking with a group of people. They did a…read moregreat job explaining and answering all of our questions. They offer many different options to take. Would definitely recommend them and we will be coming back!

The family who runs this are really great. Excellent canoes, beautiful stretch of river and perfect…read morecustomer service. Our time on the water was seamless and we got to truly relax and enjoy the majesty of the Driftless