GUIDED TRIPS & TOURS
Explore Lake Erie and our regional waterways with a professionally certified guide. Our programs include all the equipment you need to safely enjoy your time on the water.
Learn more about each of our guided tours below.
UPCOMING TRIPS & TOURS
SUNSET TOURS & HALF DAY TRIPS
Join one of our regularly scheduled tours and catch a Lake Erie sunset from the best seat in the house. Sunset tours run 6pm-9pm. Half-day trips from 9am-12pm. All equipment is included.
Cleveland Rocks!
Cliffs & Coves
Lakewood’s cliffs and coves take center stage in this paddle. We’ll leave from the 41 North dock and venture to the open waters of Lake Erie for an up close view Lakewood’s shale and sandstone cliffs.
Burning River
SUPset Tour
Our SUPset tours are low on distance on long on relaxation as we paddle from the 41 North dock to the mouth of the Rocky River to check out a Lake Erie sunset.
FULL DAY TRIPS
Venture a little farther from Cleveland and spend a day on the water exploring some of Lake Erie’s premier paddling destinations. Our trips include all the gear you need, professionally certified guides, and a catered lunch.
Paddle to the Point
Paddle to Johnson’s Island and enjoy a lakeside lunch on Bay Point, a 1 mile stretch of undeveloped sand beach.
South Bass Island
Explore the limestone cliffs, sea caves, and pebble beaches of South Bass Island’s rugged western shore.
Presque Isle
Paddle Presque Isle’s wetlands and bays and take a short hike through the dunes for lunch on Lake Erie’s longest and best beach.
Kelleys Island
Paddle, swim, and
discover your inner kid on Kelleys Island’s north shore! We may spend as much time in the water as on it!
CLEVELAND ROCKS!
This paddle departs from Whiskey Island, one of the few undeveloped green spaces adjacent to downtown Cleveland.
We’ll paddle across the Cuyahoga River along the Port of Cleveland, getting a close up view of the big ships that ply the waters of Lake Erie, before heading into Northcoast Harbor for a paddle alongside the historic SS Mather (a retired ore freighter turned shipping museum)and an opportunity to paddle under (yes…that’s under!) the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame. We’ll then paddle out to the West Harbor lighthouse for a close up view of a classic Great Lakes light.
Distance: 5 miles
Duration: 3 hrs (2 hrs paddling)
Difficulty Rating: Novice
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A working harbor complete with ore boats, tugs, and other commercial ships; two operational lighthouses and an abandoned Coast Guard station; panoramic views of the Cleveland skyline, and close up views of the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame, the Great Lakes Science Center, and Browns Stadium. Wildlife sightings include: great blue heron, cormorants, arctic terns, gray backed gulls, and a variety of shorebirds.
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This paddle take place primarily behind the harbor breakwall, so conditions remain generally flat. However, boat traffic can kick up wakes and chop of 1-2ft , especially in the area around the Cuyahoga River.
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Single or tandem sea kayak and equipment (paddle, life-jacket, whistle, spray skirt, and white safety light).
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This tour meets in the beach parking lot at Wendy Park on Whiskey Island.
This paddle departs from the Emerald Necklace Marina on the Rocky River. Starting out in the protected water of the Rocky River, we’ll journey out to Lake Erie, and–sea conditions permitting–paddle offshore for a view of the Cleveland skyline. Our return trip will take us westward along the impressive cliffs of the Lakewood coast.
Distance: 5.5 miles
Duration: 3 hrs (2 hrs paddling)
Difficulty Rating: Novice
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A spectacular river valley with impressive shale and limestone cliffs; riverfront homes (including the Elliot Ness home) and marinas; and a view of the Cleveland skyline. Wildlife sightings include: great blue heron, mallard ducks, wood ducks, cormorants, and if we’re lucky, bald eagles fishing along the coast.
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While the Rocky River is always calm, Lake Erie is a dynamic body of water, so conditions vary depending on the wind. We will not venture into the Lake if waves are over 2ft., but it may be choppy at times.
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Single or tandem sea kayak and equipment (paddle, life-jacket, whistle, spray skirt, and white safety light).
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This
tour meets at the 41 North rental center in Lakewood.
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CLIFFS & COVES
BURNING RIVER TOUR
Paddle the River where Cleveland was born, burned, and is rising from the ashes of its industrial past! This tour departs from Rivergate Park, one of the few access points for kayaks and paddleboards along the Cuyahoga River and home to the Cleveland Rowing Foundation and Merwin’s Wharf.
Starting in the shadow of the Columbus Road bridge, we’ll paddle “downbound” on the Cuyahoga River, sharing this urban waterway with vessels big and small. Along the way we’ll paddle under some of the Cuyahoga’s most iconic bridges–including the Center Street swing bridge–before heading into the Flats entertainment district. From there, the tour heads either out to the harbor or into the Old River Channel, where you’ll paddle past the Great Lakes Towing dry docks and towering sand dunes left from Cleveland’s Cargill salt mine.
Distance: 5 miles
Duration: 3 hrs (2 hrs paddling)
Difficulty Rating: Novice
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An urban waterway complete with ore boats, tugs, and other commercial ships; up close views of six of Cleveland’s bridges; panoramic views of the Cleveland skyline, and close up views of the Lorenzo Carter cabin, Settler’s Landing, Nautica Pavilion, and the Flats, and Great Lakes Towing dry docks and the Cargill Salt Mines. You’ll also a surprising amount of wildlife including: Great Blue Heron, Double-Crested Cormorants, Arctic Terns, and Wood Ducks.
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This paddle stays on the Cuyahoga River, so conditions are always flat. We will need to make way for large commercial vessels, however.
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Single or tandem sea kayak and equipment (paddle, life-jacket, whistle, spray skirt, and white safety light).
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This tour meets on the Cuyahoga River dock just behind Merwin’s Wharf restaurant in Cleveland Metropark’s Rivergate Park.
This tour is short on distance and long on chillaxation.
We’ll take a short paddle down the Rocky River to Lake Erie, where we’ll sit (or stand!) and enjoy a classic Lake Erie sunset.
It’s the perfect way to unwind at the end of a long weekday.
Distance: 2 miles
Duration: 2 hrs (1 hour paddling, 1 hour relaxation)
Difficulty Rating: Novice
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A spectacular river valley with impressive shale and limestone cliffs; riverfront homes (including the Elliot Ness home) and marinas. Wildlife sightings include: great blue heron; mallard ducks; wood ducks; cormorants; and graybacked seagulls; arctic terns; cliff swallows. And, of course, the Lake Erie sunset.
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While the Rocky River is always calm, Lake Erie is a dynamic body of water, so conditions vary depending on the wind. We will not venture into the Lake if waves are over 2ft., but it may be choppy at times.
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Standup paddleboard and equipment (paddle, life-jacket, whistle, spray skirt, and white safety light).
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This tour meets at the 41 North rental center in Lakewood.
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SUPset TOUR
Cleveland Rocks!
This paddle departs from Whiskey Island, one of the few undeveloped green spaces adjacent to downtown Cleveland.
We’ll paddle across the Cuyahoga River along the Port of Cleveland, getting a close up view of the big ships that ply the waters of Lake Erie, before heading into Northcoast Harbor for a paddle alongside the historic SS Mather (a retired ore freighter turned shipping museum)and an opportunity to paddle under (yes…that’s under!) the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame. We’ll then paddle out to the West Harbor lighthouse for a close up view of a classic Great Lakes light.
Distance: 5 miles
Duration: 3 hrs (2 hrs paddling)
Difficulty Rating: Novice
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A working harbor complete with ore boats, tugs, and other commercial ships; two operational lighthouses and an abandoned Coast Guard station; panoramic views of the Cleveland skyline, and close up views of the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame, the Great Lakes Science Center, and Browns Stadium. Wildlife sightings include: great blue heron, cormorants, arctic terns, gray backed gulls, and a variety of shorebirds.
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This paddle take place primarily behind the harbor breakwall, so conditions remain generally flat. However, boat traffic can kick up wakes and chop of 1-2ft , especially in the area around the Cuyahoga River.
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Single or tandem sea kayak and equipment (paddle, life-jacket, whistle, spray skirt, and white safety light).
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This tour meets in the beach parking lot at Wendy Park on Whiskey Island.
Cleveland Rocks!
This paddle departs from Whiskey Island, one of the few undeveloped green spaces adjacent to downtown Cleveland.
We’ll paddle across the Cuyahoga River along the Port of Cleveland, getting a close up view of the big ships that ply the waters of Lake Erie, before heading into Northcoast Harbor for a paddle alongside the historic SS Mather (a retired ore freighter turned shipping museum)and an opportunity to paddle under (yes…that’s under!) the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame. We’ll then paddle out to the West Harbor lighthouse for a close up view of a classic Great Lakes light.
Distance: 5 miles
Duration: 3 hrs (2 hrs paddling)
Difficulty Rating: Novice
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A working harbor complete with ore boats, tugs, and other commercial ships; two operational lighthouses and an abandoned Coast Guard station; panoramic views of the Cleveland skyline, and close up views of the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame, the Great Lakes Science Center, and Browns Stadium. Wildlife sightings include: great blue heron, cormorants, arctic terns, gray backed gulls, and a variety of shorebirds.
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This paddle take place primarily behind the harbor breakwall, so conditions remain generally flat. However, boat traffic can kick up wakes and chop of 1-2ft , especially in the area around the Cuyahoga River.
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Single or tandem sea kayak and equipment (paddle, life-jacket, whistle, spray skirt, and white safety light).
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This tour meets in the beach parking lot at Wendy Park on Whiskey Island.