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Canoeing & Kayaking in Texas: Resource Information List (PDF 78.8

State Park Boat Rentals

Atlanta - (903) 796-6476 - Rents canoes daily year-round.

Bastrop - (512) 321-2101 - Texas State Park Store rents canoes daily year-round.

Blanco - (830) 833-4333 - Tube, canoe and kayak rentals are available at the park.

Caddo Lake - (903) 679-3073 - Leased Concession Operation rents canoes and offers guided pontoon tours March through November, every day except Tuesdays and Wednesday. Canoe rentals available on weekends only December through February. Available at other times with advanced reservations. Visit the Old Port Caddo Rentals and Tours website at www.oldportcaddo.com or call them at (903) 679-3073 or (903) 930-0075 for more information. Jon boats with motors available in Uncertain, Texas, 6 miles east of the park on FM 2198.

Cedar Hill - (972) 291-3900 - 1 and 2 person kayak rentals are available through a concessionaire from March through October.

Colorado Bend - 325/628-3240 - Texas State Park Store rents double and single sit-on kayaks year-round. boatrentals1

Daingerfield - (903) 645-2921 - Year-round boat rentals (pedal boats, canoes, kayaks, and flat bottom boats). They also sell drinks, snacks, fishing supplies, and bait.

Eisenhower - (903) 463-3999 - The Eisenhower Yacht Club provides a variety of marina services and rents pontoon boats. For information and reservations contact the Eisenhower Yacht Club (Address: 2141 Park Road 20, Denison, 75020-4883; Phone: (903)463-3999; Fax: (903)465-8906; E-mail: eyc@eisenhoweryachtclub.com; website: www.eisenhoweryachtclub.com).

Fort Parker - (254) 562-5751 - Rents canoes daily during season and upon request in off-season.

Garner - (830) 232-6132 - Leased Concession Operation rents paddleboats and kayaks at Spring Break, Easter and Memorial Day through Labor Day.

Huntsville - (936) 295-5644 - Texas State Park Store rents paddleboats, canoes, hydrobikes and flat bottom boats without motors.

Inks Lake - (512) 793-2223 - Texas State Park Store rents canoes, paddleboats, kayaks and surf bikes daily year-round.

Lake Livingston - (936) 365-2201 - Leased Concession Operation rents paddleboats year-round.

Lake Mineral Wells - (940) 325-7152 - Leased Concession Operation rents flat bottom boats, trolling motors, canoes, kayaks and paddleboats; no skiing, jet skis or tubing allowed on the lake.

Lake Somerville
(Birch Creek Unit) - (979) 535-7763 - Texas State Park Store - rents canoes and kayaks daily year-round between 10am - 4pm.
(Nails Creek Unit) - (979) 289-2392 - Texas State Park Store - rents canoes and kayaks daily year-round between 10am - 4pm.

Lake Texana - (361) 782-5718 - Texas State Park Stores rents canoes, hydro-bikes, and single person sit-on kayaks daily year-round.

Martin Dies, Jr. - (409) 384-5231 - Texas State Park Store rents canoes year-round.

Palmetto - (830) 672-3266 - Texas State Park Store rents pedal boat, kayak, hyrdo-bike, and canoes year-round.

Possum Kingdom - (940) 549-5612 - Leased Concession Operation rents canoes, kayaks, hydrobikes, pontoon boats, fishing boats, other motorized boats, and tubes.

Purtis Creek - (903)425-2332 - Texas State Park Store rents paddleboats and canoes daily year-round.

Ray Roberts Lake
Sanger Unit - (940) 458-7343 - Leased Concession Operation at the Sanger Unit is a full-service marina. They have a repair shop and boat storage, sell and rent boats and motors, sell fuel, and rent boat slips. They also sell fishing licenses, bait, groceries, and deli snacks. Lighthouse Cove Restaurant, located adjacent to Lake Ray Roberts Marina, is now open

Sea Rim - (409) 971-2559 - Texas State Park Store rents canoes and paddleboats year-round.

Tyler - (903) 597-5338 - Texas State Park Store rents canoes, paddleboats, kayaks, bike boats, and jon boats, daily May 15 - August 15. From March - May 15 and August 16 - October, rentals are for weekends only. For more information contact the store directly at (903) 592-6790.