threaded | unthreaded | newest first

kayak rental in the SFbay area?

topic posted Sun, February 26, 2006 - 12:29 AM by  Julia 		Share/Save/Bookmark
Advertisement
Hi all,
I'll be in the SF bay area in the beginning of September -06 and would totally love to go kayaking off the coast. Anybody knowing of any rental places?

Thanks

Julia
posted by:
Julia
offline Julia
Sweden
14 friends
join to post
Advertisement
Advertisement
  • Alan
    Alan
    offline 8

    Re: kayak rental in the SFbay area?

    Sun, February 26, 2006 - 11:09 PM
    Hi Julia,

    You could try either Monterey Bay Kayaks or Kayak Connection (I've used both):
    www.montereybaykayaks.com/
    www.kayakconnection.com/

    They're both in Moss Landing (at Elkhorn Slough) in Monterey. I'd definitely recommend you check out Elkhorn Slough - it's a wildlife preserve with huge numbers of sea otters, pelicans, and other critters. I was there last Sept for the first time & definitely plan to go back!

    If you just want to paddle along the coast, Kayak Connection also has a location in Santa Cruz - I think the water's a bit calmer there, though there isn't as much wildlife.

    - Alan
    join to post
    • Unsu...
       

      Re: kayak rental in the SFbay area?

      Mon, February 27, 2006 - 9:48 AM
      I was just going to post this. Kayak Connection is excellent. You can take groups there as well as singles. They have been wonderful to me and I even bought my kayak from them a few years ago. The wildlife is awesome and there are channels to explore. Make sure you go at high tide if you want to explore the channels. Great place to take a date too. And then reward yourself at Phil's Fish Market in town for some great seafood.!!

      You won't be disappointed.
      join to post
      • Julia
        Julia
        offline 14

        Re: kayak rental in the SFbay area?

        Mon, February 27, 2006 - 11:42 AM
        Alan, Elaine, thanks for your advice!

        This seems awsome - wildlife, channels AND good for a date :)
        I'm really looking forward to the quiet of the wild as a nice ending of a vacation which starts with a visit to Black Rock City...

        Thanks!

        /Julia
        join to post
        • Julia
          Julia
          offline 14

          Re: kayak rental in the SFbay area?

          Tue, May 2, 2006 - 12:27 PM
          back again on kayak rental. I could off course check the respective homepages, but this seems like an a lot more social way of doing it :)

          Do these companies let a single person rent a kayak for a solo trip? I had problems in NZ a year ago renting alone (it proved beeing impossible and I had to change my plans completely, however the Queen Charlotte Track was quite a nice experience too) and do not want to get into the same situation again.

          Thanks for advice.

          Julia
          join to post
          • Aaron
            Aaron
            offline 63

            Re: kayak rental in the SFbay area?

            Tue, May 2, 2006 - 11:19 PM
            Julia,

            I just stopped by a kayak rental shop in Marin yesterday after passing by it many times a week wanting to.
            Its located off Sir Francis Drake, right next to on / off ramps to what MAY be I 101 freeway? I may be wrong about what freeway that its next to. But its also very close to a Ferry stop.

            Their name is Outback Adventures, located at
            12 E. Sir Francis Drake Bldv,
            Larkspur, Ca. 94939
            (415) 461-2222

            They apparently to one time rentals for single people as well, that you can take a kayak onto the area around there for hour or longer.
            Their website is
            http:www.outbackadventures.com

            I will probably attend one of their into classes and rent kayaks to try them out, and for pure pleasure of it, sometime soon myself as ive been longing to get onto the water as such.
            Hope that helps.?

            - Aaron
            join to post
            • Mere...
              Meredith
              offline 0

              Re: kayak rental in the SFbay area?

              Wed, May 9, 2007 - 8:18 AM
              I second this, Outback Adventures is a great shop, they have another shop in San Jose. The staff has alot of knowledge and are very friendly. They have some great tours too. Check them out.
              join to post

Recent topics in "California Kayaking"

Topic Author Replies Last Post
kayak monterey next weekend with me Ilana 0 July 28, 2007
Pictures anyone? •PatriZia~Zi... 3 April 28, 2007
kayak for breast cancer! Ilana 0 April 16, 2007
Selling a river Kayak Midori 0 March 27, 2007
Klammath River - a bit of good news ~Alura~ 0 August 3, 2006