Excellent launch point for kayak rentals
Saturday, August 20, 2005
Agua Verde Paddle Club, located on Portage Bay in the University District, rents kayaks by the hour that fit one, two or three people. The boats are in good repair and the staff is very helpful if you’re new to paddling (as long as you let them know). But the best thing is the location—from Portage bay you can either head right under the Unviersity Bridge to paddle around lake Union and take in the seaplanes and downtown sights, or take a left to head past the UW campus and Arboretum onto Lake Washington. Either way, you can take in an awful lot in an hour. I don’t know how the pricing compares to other rental places, but in the summer a one-seater kayak is around $15/hr. and a two seater is $18/hr. (I believe).