Whitewater Kayaking Lessons and Paddling Instruction

Our ACA Certified instructors help you learn the lines through the whitewater and clue you in to the easy routes. If you prefer, a more challenging course you can practice surfing in the many class II rapids. You will have the opportunity to develop and practice some river reading skills along the way identifying eddielines and understanding stream flow dynamics. Between the rapids you will have a chance to practice your river skills and rolls.

The climax of the trip is class II/III Balconey Falls just upstream from the take out. We will stop at the “Falls” to scout and learn the various lines possible through the rapid. We do our courses on a challenge by choice format so if the previous six miles have provided you with enough excitement for the day and the Falls are looking like a bit too much, walking around is no problem and easily done on a path around the Falls. This is our most popular kayaking program. Also, the water is cleaner than the Patomac River in Washington DC and the James River through Richmond, Virginia.