It’s a great time of year for DC kayaking. There are still ducklings and goslings (they grow up fast though) to paddle by. It’s not oppressively humid yet. Perhaps best of all, starting this weekend, there are more places to rent a kayak. The map is going to be very green!
Washington, D.C.
- Ballpark Boathouse – starting May 25 it’ll be open 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. Thursday – Saturday.
All DC kayak rental locations are OPEN FOR THE SEASON.
Northern Virginia
- Washington Sailing Marina (Alexandria) – starting May 27, it’ll be open daily 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Lake Accotink Park (Springfield) – starting May 27, open daily 11 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
- Lake Fairfax Boating/Marina (Reston) – It’s a little unclear if they open on Saturday or wait until Memorial Day Monday. When it does open, it’ll be on weekends 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
- Lake Anne Summer Boat Rentals (Reston) It’s also unclear here if they open on Saturday or wait until Memorial Day Monday. Normal hours will be 3 p.m. – 7 p.m. on Friday and weekends 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. Weekend hours for Juneteenth and Independence Day too.
- Burke Lake Park Marina (Burke) – The two fishing kayaks require a fishing license. Open daily 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Maryland
- Lake Needwood Boats (Rockville) – Weekends and Memorial Day/Labor Day starting May 27 – September 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- Black Hill Boat Rentals (Boyds) –
Saturday May 27 – Monday May 29, 10am – 6 p.m.
Thursday – Sunday starting June 1 – September 4, 10am – 6 p.m. - CapitalSUP Nautilis Point Marina (Annapolis) – May 26 – September 4, weekdays 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; weekends 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- Capital SUP – Quiet Waters Park (Annapolis) – May 26 – September 4, weekdays 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; weekends 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Welcome to the new dckayaking.com
Call it a soft launch – implementation is well underway for the new iteration of dckayaking.com. There is still a some work to be done, mobile in particular. Think of this as a preview of things to come.
