We will be offering rentals at Irish Road on the first and third weekends of the month June through the first week of August.
Our downtown Flint rental location is closed for the 2023 season due to the chemical spill that began on the Flint River on June 15th, 2022. We will be reopening next year in our new location across the river from Tenacity!
Please check out our Guided Paddles page for more information on those the guided paddles being offered this season.
Our downtown Flint rental location is closed for the 2023 season due to the chemical spill that began on the Flint River on June 15th, 2022. We will be reopening next year in our new location across the river from Tenacity!
Please check out our Guided Paddles page for more information on those the guided paddles being offered this season.
Rentals:
Your rental trip begins at Kayak Flint, located at the Irish Road Canoe and Kayak Launch, located at 6511 N Irish Rd, where you will park, pick up your equipment, and choose from two different trips along the Flint River. You can choose the Richfield to Irish trip, where you will be shuttled from Irish Road to beautiful Richfield Park for the approximately 2-mile trip, which takes 45 minutes-1 1/2 hours, depending on water levels. Or you can launch from Irish Road and paddle to the Stanley Road Boat Launch, approximately 4.8 miles
When you land at Mitson Boulevard/Riverview Landing, we will pick up you and your equipment with our van and trailer and return you to Kayak Flint. Every rental includes a boat, paddles, and life jackets.
If you have your own kayak, we also offer stand-alone shuttling service. You can launch from Kayak Flint, and we will pick up you and your equipment from the Mitson Landing with our van and trailer and return you to Kayak Flint for a reduced rate.
Our Fleet:
Kayak Flint currently has a fleet of 15 Old Town Vapor 10 kayaks, 3 Old Town Twin Heron tandem kayaks, an aluminum canoe, and 1 kid-sized sit-on-top kayak. Unguided group trips are limited to 10 people. For guided group trips, we can accommodate up to 25 people.
Capacity for the Vapor 10 is 1 person and 278 lbs.
Capacity for the Twin Heron 1 or 2 people and 437 lbs.
Rental Rates:
Single Kayak (Vapor 10 or similar): $25/trip, $10 for city of Flint residents
Tandem Kayak (Twin Heron): $35/trip, $20 for city of Flint residents
Shuttling Only (bring your own boat): $15/boat
We accept cash and all major credit cards.
Liability Waiver:
Save time when renting; complete your liability waiver in advance. Every person participating in Kayak Flint needs to complete a waiver. Waivers need to be re-completed each calendar year.
Your rental trip begins at Kayak Flint, located at the Irish Road Canoe and Kayak Launch, located at 6511 N Irish Rd, where you will park, pick up your equipment, and choose from two different trips along the Flint River. You can choose the Richfield to Irish trip, where you will be shuttled from Irish Road to beautiful Richfield Park for the approximately 2-mile trip, which takes 45 minutes-1 1/2 hours, depending on water levels. Or you can launch from Irish Road and paddle to the Stanley Road Boat Launch, approximately 4.8 miles
When you land at Mitson Boulevard/Riverview Landing, we will pick up you and your equipment with our van and trailer and return you to Kayak Flint. Every rental includes a boat, paddles, and life jackets.
If you have your own kayak, we also offer stand-alone shuttling service. You can launch from Kayak Flint, and we will pick up you and your equipment from the Mitson Landing with our van and trailer and return you to Kayak Flint for a reduced rate.
Our Fleet:
Kayak Flint currently has a fleet of 15 Old Town Vapor 10 kayaks, 3 Old Town Twin Heron tandem kayaks, an aluminum canoe, and 1 kid-sized sit-on-top kayak. Unguided group trips are limited to 10 people. For guided group trips, we can accommodate up to 25 people.
Capacity for the Vapor 10 is 1 person and 278 lbs.
Capacity for the Twin Heron 1 or 2 people and 437 lbs.
Rental Rates:
Single Kayak (Vapor 10 or similar): $25/trip, $10 for city of Flint residents
Tandem Kayak (Twin Heron): $35/trip, $20 for city of Flint residents
Shuttling Only (bring your own boat): $15/boat
We accept cash and all major credit cards.
Liability Waiver:
Save time when renting; complete your liability waiver in advance. Every person participating in Kayak Flint needs to complete a waiver. Waivers need to be re-completed each calendar year.
