U.S. Destinations : Virginia : Canoeing/Kayaking
Virginia
Canoeing/Kayaking

Adventure Challenge
Richmond,  Virginia
Phone: (804) 276-7600
Toll-Free: (888) 717-7238

Offering trips, lessons, and tours in whitewater kayaking, snow skiing, coastal kayaking, river tubing, and Rafting. We have something for every outdoor recreation enthusiast! Our excellent safety record and our dedication to providing a positive experience make our activities memorable.

Get a lift to the slopes with us... We offer scheduled trips between Richmond and several snow skiing and snowboarding resorts.

Located in Richmond, Adventure Challenge is an hour's drive from Williamsburg, Fredericksburg, and Charlottesville, and about two hours from Northern VA, Washington D.C., and Virginia Beach.

You can participate in a scheduled activity and benefit from our package rates, or have us arrange an activity for your business, church, school, or private group. Previous experience is not necessary for most of our outings.

Allegheny Outdoor Center
P O Box 843
Hot Springs,  Virginia  24445
Phone: (304) 536-3596
Toll-Free: (888) 752-9982

Outfitting the beautiful Allegheny Divide in Bath, Allegheny and Greenbrier Counties of Virginia and West Virginia. Mountain bike tours and rentals, guided canoe tours on the Jackson and Greenbrier Rivers, guided and self guided kayak touring on Lake Moomaw, interpretive hikes, combination pedal and paddle tours. Family, group and corporate outings. Half day, full day, and three day trips.

Anna Point Marina
13721 Anna Point Lane
Mineral,  Virginia  23117
Phone: (540) 895-5900

Launching, boat rentals, drydock available all year round, slips available seasonally, or by the month or week. Convenience store.

Atlantic Kayak Company
1201 North Royal Street
Alexandria,  Virginia  22314
Phone: (703) 838-9072

Sea kayak outfitter, including retail sales, instruction, tours, and rentals on the Potomac River, other tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay, Alaska, Georgia and Belize.

Terrific inventory of sea and recreational kayaks and all accessories. Knowledgeable staff, on-water demos and regular free workshops on getting started, choosing a kayak and kayak safety.
Hours:
Opens: 11:00 AM
Closes: 6:00 PM

Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge
4005 Sandpiper Road
Virginia Beach,  Virginia  23456
Phone: (757) 721-2412

Back Bay Refuge contains over 8,000 acres. Habitats include beach, dunes, woodland, farm fields, and marsh. The majority of refuge marshlands are on islands contained within the waters of Back Bay. Approximately 10,000 snow geese and a large variety of ducks visit Back Bay Refuge during the peak of fall migration, usually in December. The refuge also provides habitat for a wide assortment of other wildlife, including threatened and endangered species such as loggerhead sea turtles, piping plovers, peregrine falcons, and bald eagles. Back Bay provides scenic trails, a visitor contact station, and, with advance scheduling, group educational opportunities. Fishing, hunting, bicycling and hiking are available. The Back Bay Refuge is located near Virginia Beach - south of Sandbridge at the southern end of Sandpiper Road.

Beaverdam Park
8687 Roaring Springs Road
Gloucester,  Virginia  23061
Phone: (804) 693-0014

Beaverdam Park offers the only public freshwater fishing on the Middle Peninsula. Jon boats & canoes can be rented or bring your boat with electric motor to one of the boat ramps. The 635 acres of water offers great fishing & paddling. All Virginia fishing & hunting licenses are available at the Ranger Station. Take a walk on the beautiful nature trail or enjoy miles of multi-use trail (for hikers, bikers & horseback riders). If you are looking for a new workout stop by the exercise trail. The park has two shelters, a lodge & amphitheater to fill your reunion, party or meeting needs. Programs on owls, snakes, night canoeing and more for youth, adults & families are scheduled throughout the year. Fishing tournaments are held on the 3rd Saturday of May, June & September with an invitational tournament in October. Visit Beaverdam Park often.

Belle Isle State Park
Route 3, Box 550
Lancaster,  Virginia  22503
Phone: (804) 462-5030
Toll-Free: (800) 933-PARK

With 733 acres, seven miles of shoreline on the Northern Neck’s Rappahannock River, and access to Mulberry and Deep creeks, visitors can explore a wide variety of tidal wetlands interspersed with agricultural fields and upland forests. Belle Isle features three picnic shelters, hiking, biking and bridle trails, a motor boat launch, overnight lodging at the Bel Air Mansion and the Bel Air Guest House, bicycle, canoe and motorboat rentals, guided canoe trips, a car-top launch area, restrooms, a universal access playground, canoe-in campsites, and conservation education programming and other interpretive programs. From Warsaw, take Route 3 to Route 354 and then Route 683 near Litwalton to the park entrance. From Kilmarnock, take Route 3, turn left on Route 201, right on Route 354 and left at Route 653 to the park entrance.

Bent Creek Adventures on the James
Rt. 60 & Rt. 605
Gladstone,  Virginia  24553
Phone: (434) 933-8034

Bent Creek Adventures is located on the James River at the intersection of RT. 60 & 26. Enjoy fishing, canoeing, tubing, or just relaxing floating down the river. Schuttle service is available to the public as well as canoe and tube rentals.

Blackwater Creek Bike and Canoe Rentals
At Percival's Isle Nature Trail in Downtown Lynchburg
Lynchburg,  Virginia  24503
Phone: (434) 845-4030

Hourly bike and canoe rentals.
BIKING FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY: The Blackwater Creek and Percival’s Isle paved bike trails cover more than 17 miles of out and back trails in the heart of Lynchburg and along the creek and James River. Enjoy the scenery including railroad history, a tunnel, wildflowers, and wildlife as you ride. (Rentals incl. helmets. Equipment: all-sport comfort bikes; childrens’ trailers avail.; Adult tricycle; tandems; children’s jogging stroller.)
CANOEING ON THE JAMES RIVER: Blackwater Creek Bike Rentals offers canoe rentals for 2hr, 4hr, or full day from our Lynchburg location. You can also book a canoe day trip to Mt. Athos from our office with shuttle service. (Rentals include paddles and life jackets.

Bull Run Marina
Old Yates Ford Road
Centreville,  Virginia
Phone: (703) 631-0549

Picnic facilities; hiking trails; boat dock; concessionaire; rental jon boats, rental canoes; group canoe trips. Lake; fishing; forest; wildlife. Free; fees for boat and canoe lauching and rental.

Butt's Tubes Inc.
Butts Lane
Purcellville,  Virginia  20132
Toll-Free: (800) 836-9911

Offers fun, inexpensive trips down the river. Whether you want to do a canoe float, learn to kayak, raft class I to II rapids, duckie down when water is low, or take a relaxing tube float to cool off. Five miles from Harpers Ferry, WV in VA.

C. F. Phelps Wildlife Management Area
Route 651
Remington,  Virginia  22734
Phone: (804) 367-1000

Located along the Rappahannock River the Chester F. Phelps Wildlife Management Area offers a wide array of outdoor activities such as hunting, fishing, canoeing, and hikeing.
Most of the management area's 4,539 acres is rolling with low hills and shallow valleys. The steepest land occurs near the Rappahannock River which forms much of the property's western boundary.There are several small streams and a three acre pond along with the scenic Rappahannock River for fishing. Handicapped Accessible Trails are availiable to recreation areas.
CF Phelps Management Area, located near the village of Sumerduck, is accessible by route 651, either south from U.S. Route 29 through the Town of Remington, or from U.S. Route 17, one mile north of Goldvein Post Office.
Range Operation Dates: September 1 to March 31, CLOSED ON MONDAYS.

C.M. Crockett Park
Route 643 - Meetze Road
Midland,  Virginia  22728
Phone: (540) 788-4867

109 acre lake, 100 acre park, picnic shelters (reservations guaranteed with fee), boat ramp (electric motors only), boat rental, nature trail, concession stand, Waterside Amphitheatre, weekly programs, special events & fishing.

Canoe Livery, James River Basin
1870 E Midland Trail, Route 60
Lexington,  Virginia  24450
Phone: (540) 261-7334

Canoeing or kayaking for everyone, fast water or relaxed paddling, fishing or scenery on the James and Maury Rivers in the Shendandoah Valley and Blue Ridge Mountains of western Virginia. Minutes from the Blue Ridge Parkway, Appalachian Trail, Natural Bridge, historic Lexington, and Interstate 81; forty-five minutes north of Roanoke, two hours west of Richmond, and three hours southwest of Washington, D.C.

Canoe Rentals
Route 33 East
Elkton,  Virginia  22827
Phone: (540) 298-8619

Canoe rentals for float trips on the Shenandoah River.

Canoe the New Outfitters, LLC
1112 Wenonah Avenue
Pearisburg,  Virginia  24134
Phone: (540) 921-7438

Canoe the New Outfitters is located in the heart of Giles County and just minutes from the New River. We are a full-service river outfitter that offers canoe, kayak, and cabin rentals, primitive camping, and guided smallmouth fishing trips. Our fishing guides are both experienced and knowledgeable on stream conditions and smallmouth behavior patterns and will provide you with an opportunity to experience smallmouth fishing at it's finest. We fish from March through November. In addition, we are able to offer our fishermen exclusive lodging packages. We are just minutes from Virginia Tech & Radford University, the Appalachian Trail, Jefferson National Forest, New River Trail State Park, and much more!! Visit our website for more info and pictures! Give us a call and we'd love to help you plan your next adventure!!

Clinch River (Scott Co. Access)
P.O. Box 174
Dungannon,  Virginia  24245
Phone: (276) 467-2665

The Clinch River flows through some scenic gorges and has sweeping mountain views. Some sections contain Class I to III rapids. The river offers canoeing, kayaking and fishing for smallmouth and muskies. The Nature Conservancy has designated the river as one of the "Last Great Places" in America because it is home to protected species of mussels.

Clore Bros Outfitters
5927 River Road
Fredericksburg,  Virginia  22407
Phone: (540) 786-7749

Canoe Rentals

Coles Point Plantation
Route 728
Coles Point,  Virginia  22442
Phone: (804) 472-3955

A family-friendly resort featuring a marina with 130 covered & open slips, cable-tv, pump-out facilities, full-service boat yard, spotless bathhouses, marine supplies and laundry facilities. Other amenities include large wooded campsites, swimming pool, sandy beach, 500 foot fishing pier, canoe rentals, bike rentals, cottage rentals, recreation hall, general store and great freshwater and seawater fishing.

Downriver Canoe Company
884 Indian Hollow Rd
Warren County,  Virginia  22610
Toll-Free: (800) 338-1915

Canoe, tube, and kayak rental on the Shenandoah River.

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