Local
With locations in the city of Chicago on Lake Michigan and in Geneva on the Fox River, the Geneva Kayak Center is your connection to local paddling in the Chicago area. Whether you are looking to rent a boat on the Fox River or Lake Michigan, join us for a weekly social paddle, or if you are looking to get away for a day trip, Geneva Kayak Center is your source for local paddling.Our Rentals
Geneva Kayak Center offers recreational, light touring and sea kayaks for rent. Rental boats can be enjoyed locally on the Fox River or you can transport them to other paddling destinations. Unsupervised rentals are also available for Lake Michigan at our Lakefront location to qualified paddlers with open water experience. Rentals are available from 2 hours to 3 days or more. Click here for more information including rates and conditions.learn more »
Daily/Weekly Tours
Our daily/weekly Tours are a great way to regularly get out on the water, stay in touch with other paddlers and relax. At our Lakefront location in Chicago, we’ll offer a daily guided Lakefront Kayak Tour leaving at 9:00am every Tuesday-Friday as well as a guided Sunset Kayak Tour every Thursday-Sunday evening at 7pm. At our flagship store on the Fox River in Geneva, IL we offer Kayak & Coffee, a weekly Saturday morning paddle to a local park which we cater coffee to; and Paddle & Pub a monthly evening paddle to an local pub for dinner. Click here for more information on our daily/weekly Tours including locations and times. Click here for more information on our daily/weekly Tours including locations and times.learn more »
Local Day Trips
The Geneva Kayak Center offers a range of weekly, half, and full day trips on the Fox River and on Chicago area waterways. We also schedule trips to other Illinois waterways from time to time. All of these trips are guided and include everything that paddlers will need on the water. Full-day trips also include a gourmet shore lunch served by GKC guides.learn more »