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Canoe Kayak and Tube page
Antietam Creek Canoe
is a small, fun, full service
Maryland canoe, kayak, tube
livery and outfitter on the banks of historic Antietam Creek.
[Today's water
level on Antietam Creek]
[Today's
Weather and serious INFO.]
Livery Services : [details and prices
here]
- Canoe Rentals on Antietam Creek With shuttles.
- Guided/Instructional Trips on Antietam Creek
- Float tube rentals on Antietam Creek
- Kayak Rentals on Antietam Creek
- Canoe/Kayak Guided Trips Historic Seneca Creek
Area, and Washington D.C.Waterfront
- ACA Certified Instruction:
- Safety, canoe/kayak related Rescue.
- Stroke & Paddling Improvement.
- Solo & Tandem (ACA) canoe instruction introduction through white water.
Instructor Certification Classes through Basic River Canoe
[click here for ACA instruction details]
- Kayak instruction [Introduction Thru basic Coastal
Level II]
- Off Site instruction and paddling. We bring the boats to your facility (camp, lake,
pool, office picnic, pool party etc.)
- New this year - we bring your party to Antietam
Creek, Reilly's Lock or Violet's Lock for an outing and bring the party back to
the pick-up spot. [bus limit 14 generally Group limit 24 generally]
- Sales, boats, gear and materials.
- Repairs and Outfitting, Wholesale Mini Cell Foam
[Prices and more details are in "Livery
Details]
 We are
On Antietam Creek, at Devil's Backbone near Boonsboro Maryland, which is the take out for
Antietam's upper section
[Funkstown to Our Place] and put in for the lower,
Antietam Battlefield, section. [that left hand arch in the
bridge picture below is the actual put in. It's about 30 feet from our parking area
and in our front yard] We are smack in the middle of the 22 miles of Antietam Creek
that we service, from Funkstown Maryland to our place(10 mile run) and from our place to the
Potomac River (12 mile run). If water levels are above
canoeing zero [which they almost always are],
 we operate the livery Weekends
starting April 16 from 10 to dark
on an appointment/reservation basis. Call/email in
advance for all services and rentals. No call, no email means no guarantee of
available boats or shuttles or that I'll be there with the band playing. We
tailor each trip just for you. So ... Weekend or not, call in advance
Kensington 301 942 1793 [AM
before 9 - PM after 9] or Boonsboro / cell with voice mail
[never rely on voice mail] anytime 1-240-447-0444 or better, send an email
to schedule your wish.
A TYPICAL ANTIETAM CREEK
TRIP [canoe or kayak]
1.PUT IN AND PICK UP
TRIP starting at Devil's Backbone
[link to all generic trips offered]
A. Arrive at the Put in at Devils Backbone 10:00AM
B. Sign waivers, unload all the gear you want on the trip, pay fees, make sure
your car keys are safe. [run a shuttle if you want your car at the take-out,
adds 30 min at start but saves more than 30 min at end]
C. Smart Start Orientation at the put in 10 - 20 min. Longer if requested.
D. Put in at about 11AM [Trip can be guided or unguided]
E. Lunch on "two Goose islands" about 12:30
F. Take out at Burnside Bridge, 3PM load boats on the waiting trailer and bus;
refreshments are on the bus during take out and the 15 min trip back to the
put-in.
G. Pretty simple for a trip you may never forget.
In general Unguided trips
[rentals] including boat, gear and shuttles; on Antietam Creek cost $35-$40 per
person. Guided trips with instruction $60-$70 per person.
[Link to livery prices detail etc.]
Also, in general, we have discounts
for Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Church, School, Canoe/Kayak Clubs and similar
groups. Inquire, all discounts are discussed and agreed to and
invoiced prior to the
paddle date.
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