Canoe Liveries
A listing of Indiana businesses and organizations that will rent canoes and/or kayaks. Most of the liveries listed also offer shuttle service to make you paddling adventure easier. Some offer custom trips and guided tours to get you away from the more traveled streams.
St. Joseph River
1. St. Joseph County Parks & Recreation Department
50651 Laurel Rd.
South Bend, IN 46637
(574) 277-4828
2. Bristol Canoe & Kayak
402 St. Rd. 15 N.
Bristol, IN 46507
(574) 848-4465
3. South Bend Parks Dept.
105 N. Niles Ave.
South Bend, IN 46617
(574) 299-4768
Info-line (574) 233-6121
(East Race Waterway raft and inflatable kayak "duck" rentals)
Elkhart River
4. Goshen Parks & Recreation
607 W. Plymouth
Goshen, IN 46526
(574) 534-2901
5. Smokey’s Wawasee Landing
802 S. Lakeside Dr.
Syracuse, IN 46567
(574) 457-5232
Serving Elkhart River North and South, Turkey Creek, Lake Wawasee and Syracuse Lake
Pigeon River
6. Trading Post Canoe Rental & Campground
Box 150
Mongo, IN 46771
(260) 367-2493
7. Pigeon River Canoe-n-Camp
3490 S. 325 W.
Pleasant Lake, IN 46779
(260) 475-5512 or (260) 668-3444
Chain O’Lakes
8. Chain O’Lakes State Park
2355 E. 75 S.
Albion, IN 46701
(260) 636-2654
(series of connecting lakes-no shuttle service)
Yellow River
9. Little Bit Canoe Renta
14273 S.R. 17
Culver IN 46511
(574) 340-1736
Tippecanoe River
10. Tippe-Canoe Float Trips
4903 N. 750 W.
Rochester, IN 46975
(574) 542-2777
11. Riverside Rentals
589 E. Old S.R. 14
Winamac, IN 46996
(574) 946-3142
12. Hodges Canoe on Tippecanoe
2761 N. 1275 W.
Delphi, IN 46923
(765) 564-6806
Eel River
13. Millers Cool Running Canoe Rental
Formerly J&J Canoe Rental
3723 E. Chili Mill Rd.
Denver, IN 46926
(765) 985-2000
Wildcat Creek
14. Wildcat Canoe and Kayak Too
1850 N. 725 E.
Lafayette, IN 47905
(765) 589-8081
wildcatcanoe@aol.com
Sugar Creek (west-central)
15. Clements Canoes Outdoor Center
8295 W. S.R. 234
Waveland, IN 47989
1-866-372-7285
16. Sugar Valley Canoe Trips
1467 E. S.R. 4
Marshall, IN 47859
1-800-422-6638
17. Turkey Run Canoe Trips
8449 N. USA Hwy 41
Bloomingdale, IN 47832
(765) 569-6705 or (765) 597-2456
Mississinewa River
19. SBS (Special Boat Service)
7221 E. Gregory Rd.
Albany, IN 47320
(765) 789-845
(Custom trips throughout Indiana also available)
White River
20. Canoe Country - Shelton Canoe Shuttle, Inc.
7109 River Rd.
Daleville, IN 47334
(765) 378-7358
21. White River Canoe Co., Inc.
118 Cicero Rd.
Noblesville, IN 46060
(317) 776-0129
Most High Adventure Outfitters
6640 N. Old State Rd. 37
Bloomington, Indiana 47408
(812) 340-0700
(Operates on the East Fork White River, Salt Creek upstream and downstream of Monroe Reservoir and Patoka River upstream and downstream of Patoka Reservoir)
Winding River Outfitters
5220 North State Road 37
Martinsville, IN 46151
765-35-CANOE (22663)
Flatrock River
22. Hidden Paradise Campground
802 E. Jefferson St.
St. Paul, IN 47272
(765) 525-6582
Eagle Creek Reservoir
23. Eagle Creek Reservoir
7840 W. 56th St.
Indianapolis, IN 46254
(317) 327-7130
Driftwood River
24. Blue’s Canoe Livery
4220 N. 700 W. Heflin Park Rd.
Edinburgh, IN 46214
(812) 526-9851 or (812) 376-6293
Whitewater River
25. Whitewater River Canoe Rental
locations in Brookville, Metamora and New Trenton
P.O. Box 2, U.S. Hwy. 52
Brookville, IN 47012-0002
(765) 647-5434 or 1-800-634-4277
26. Morgan’s Brookville Canoe Center
7040 Whitewater Ln.
Brookville IN 47012
(765) 647-4904
27. Green Acres (put-in site is in Indiana)
10465 Suspension Bridge Rd.
Harrison, Ohio 45030
(513) 353-4770
Salt Creek
28. Brown County Wilderness Canoe Rental
784 Combs Rd.
Nashville, IN 47448
(812) 988-8002
by reservation only
29. White River Outfitters, LLC
314 Main St.
Shoals, IN 47581
(812) 247-2224
Blue River
30. Cave Country Canoes
112 Main St.
Milltown, IN 47145
(812) 365-2705
31. Old Mill Canoe Rental
5 West US Hwy. 150
Fredericksburg, IN 47120
(812) 472-3140
32. Recreation Unlimited
6885 W. Ray
Depauw, IN 47115
(812) 347-2743
AquaScapes
812-639-9651 or 812-639-9650
(Operates on other rivers and lakes in southern Indiana)
Lake Monroe
33. Lake Monroe Village
8107 S. Fairfax Rd.
Bloomington, IN 47401
(812) 824-2267
34. Canoe Evansville
Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve
551 N. Boeke Rd.
Evansville, IN
(812) 479-0771 ext. 5
(educational trips on the Pigeon River)
Statewide
35. Fort Wayne Outfitters
1004 Cass St.
Fort Wayne, IN 46808
(260) 420-3962
Offering rentals for personal use, no shuttle service
36. Earth Adventures Unlimited
1804 W. Main St.
Fort Wayne, IN 46808
(260) 424-1420
Offering rentals for personal use, no shuttle service
19. SBS (Special Boat Service)
See Mississinewa River
37.Canoe Vacations, LLC
P.O. Box 68411
Indianapolis, IN 46268-0411
(317) 228-0669
Providing canoeing and outdoor living adventures to small groups
38. IU Outdoor Adventures
900 E. 7th St.
Bloomington, IN 47405
(812) 855-2231
Offering rentals for personal use throughout the state as well as guided tours.
39. Rusted Moon Outfitters
6410 Cornell Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46220
(317) 253-4453
Offering rentals for personal use, no shuttle service
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