BeachnRiver Canoe and Kayak Rentals, Foley

River Rick will fix you up for a great time. This is not a high - maintenance tourist place, it's a simple kayak rental on a beautiful backwater feeding into Bon Secour bay. Read the website and you'll be fine.

The owner was great! The kayaks were in great shape and the voyage peaceful. Cash only! $35 for singles and $75 for a double.

Even my kayaking pro boyfriend and friends love this, in my experience, because it's a completely different kind of chill river adventure- it's intimate. It feels like being on a jungle river that is also in a town. The river feels private and the way you get to it is unique. Actually, everything about the business, BeachnRiver Canoe and Kayak Rentals, is unique! The owners, River and Betty, are a friendly and lively couple with so much personality and they offer great, gracious help- they're especially helpful for newbies to kayaking and outdoor adventures. They can make everyone feel at ease though. They seem to prefer kind and gracious people too. Demanding, irresponsible, drunk, and unprepared people are definitely not a good fit- they may even turn you away. Those people often have a bad time and THEN write bad reviews or worse, cause problems for the neighbors. The river IS in a neighborhood, though it's private feeling. It's also clearly a small operation, mom and pop biz, don't ask for discounts! Read the rules- plan well for heat, sun, and your family's needs (drinking water, sunblock, snacks, wristwatch). It's chill, but it's still a challenge, depending on how fast, long, and far you go!

Outstanding day of kayaking. Not your normal kayak experience. From a narrow jungle style river to wide open river and bay. If you're up to it, paddle out to the shrimp boats as they unload their daily catch (4 hrs round trip). River Rick is a great host as he sends you off telling us if we're not back by dark he'll come looking for us .....after he eats dinner, LOL.. Well worth the experience.

So, you drive through his yard...no you aren't in the wrong place! :) My fiance, niece, and I had a great time. It was my first time kayaking and my 9 year old neice's first time to kayak without being in a kayak with and adult. He showed us how to paddle and warned us not to get too close to each other or we'd get popped in the mouth - my niece missed that part because I got hit in the mouth. We paid $35 cash for each kayak; he explained the route to us and off we went. It was great and we look forward to doing it again!