5/15/2023 0 Comments Kayak shuttle service near meWater levels along this part of the Catawba are dependent on water releases from the Lake Wylie Dam. Landsford Canal State Park is the most challenging paddle with Class I and Class II rolling rapids along a shallow rock garden. There are a few rock gardens below River Park through Upper Landsford Access. It’s a wide, easy river at most points within our local stretch of river from the Dam to Riverwalk and River Park. This river moves pretty steadily around 4 mph with moderate paddling at all points. Here in the Fort Mill area just 30 minutes south of Charlotte, we have both Lake Wylie and the Catawba River, which flows south from the Wylie dam at the Fort Mill Landing to various take-out points along a 26 mile stretch to the Landsford Canals. You’ll always remember your day on the water with Billy! Enjoy the great outdoors alongside an enthusiastic, knowledgeable and experienced kayak instructor and guide soaking in all the beauty our river, lakes and wildlife have to offer. He’s been teaching paddling and guiding river trips for decades and everyone always has a great time. We have a limited fleet and offer guided river tours, paddling instruction, shuttle service and and boat rentals for small groups, families, and kids.īilly’s experience in paddling, nature and environmental science makes for a rich adventure. Optimist Training LLC is a Mom & Pop family-operated mini-outfitters and shuttle service on lower Lake Wylie and the Catawba River based out of Fort Mill, SC. And if we determine any member of your party is overly intoxicated to the point of being a problem for our driver, we reserve the right to refund your money and refuse transport. Terms and conditions: Please no open containers of alcohol and no eating in our van. Generally we ask $1 per mile from our home office in Fort Mill, each way of our shuttle. We are open to assisting you and your group in more distant, longer adventures with advance notice, prepayment and agreed-upon rate to be determined based on the request. UNLESS we are already there with other groups in which case we'll honor our regular $15 per trip + $5 per boat fee. If you have your own boats and just need shuttle service, pricing is $50 + $5 per boat. NOTE: Landsford Canal State Park and Catawba River Nation boat launch are outside of our normal operating area. This is also within our normal operating area. If you want a little longer paddle, the next take-out past the Pump House is River Park, about another 1.5 - 3 hours, depending on length of play and water flow. ![]() It’s about a 1.5 to 3 hour paddle depending on water flow and how long you choose to play. We'll meet you at your take-out after your trip and drive you back to the put-in to retrieve your vehicles.įORT MILL DAM TO RIVERWALK OR RIVER PARK: Our most common put-in and take-out here on our section of the Catawba River is the Fort Mill Dam down to Riverwalk park next to the Pump House restaurant in Rock Hill. It's also possible to arrange a POST-PADDLE SHUTTLE. That way, your vehicles will be waiting for you when your adventure is completed. We meet you at the TAKE-OUT where you can park your cars and we transport you and your boats to the PUT-IN. We prefer and recommend the PRE-PADDLE SHUTTLE. We charge $15 per shuttle regardless which direction you choose to go and add $5 per boat for the trailer. We can pack our fleet of 20 kayaks on our trailer, but can only transport up to six people in our van. HOW IT WORKS: We’re a Mom & Pop mini-outfitters with a mini-van and trailer. We're your local Charlotte/Fort Mill area We prefer cash, Venmo, Paypal, or Zelle as payment but also can accept credit cards with an additional 3.5% processing fee. Thank you for supporting a local business!! We appreciate planning ahead, but you can try calling us on the fly! Call or text 80. We are a MOM & POP family operated business with limited availability. Please add $5/per if you need us to transport your boats.įor KAYAK RENTALS and RENTAL+SHUTTLE service please go here. ![]() ![]() Have your own boats, but need help setting shuttle for your trip downriver? Pricing is $15 within our operating area which includes lower Lake Wylie, the Fort Mill Dam, and the Catawba river takeouts Riverwalk (the Pump House restaurant) and River Park.
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