Please note: Minimum 2 day rental 2 days = 50 dollars per day 3 to 5 days = 45 dollars per day 6 days plus = 40 dollars per day No more roof racks, no more canoe carts! Just pick up your canoe at the Lagoon and go! Email now to reserve a canoe or check availability - [email protected] (BC Parks camping fees are not included in these rates - you are required to pre- pay your fees at Discover Camping Backcountry Registration or to register and pay BC Parks camping fees in cash at the lagoon. Click here for instructions on how to pay your camping fees) |
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MurtleCanoes.com
Why this new service?
2003. Our staff patrol the lake, maintain the trails and campgrounds, collect your fees, and help ensure you have a safe and fun experience. We've seen several canoe rental outfitters come and go. Our customers have asked us time and time again for another option in canoe rentals, so finally in 2009 we bowed to their requests and started a rental service of our own. This is a small operation - limited to 22 canoes. |
1. All bookings must be made in advance via email - Why? Murtle Lake is very remote - there is no phone or Internet service. We have to relay your confirmed booking in by messenger to our staff on the lake. 2. You will need to meet our staff at the lagoon to pick up your canoes at the daily prearranged meeting time - between 11 am and noon Why? We cannot store the canoes at the Lagoon or the parking lot, so we bring them out to you from our cabin on the lake on the date and time of your reservation. 3. You will need to return your canoe at the prearranged return time, between 11 am and noon. Same reason, we cannot store the canoes there, so we will need to retrieve them. Why only one daily meeting time? The folks who deliver your canoe are the same people who look after the campsites and trails on the lake. They need to be out patrolling and maintaining Murtle Lake. If you're late for your pick up or return time, that means they're not available to do their primary job. What happens if you are late picking up or returning your canoe? Late for pick up... we wait a half hour and leave. You must return at the next pick up time (the next morning), and you'll still be charged for the time you missed. Late return? The next renter will be tapping their toes at the launch, wondering where you are with their canoe...please be considerate of others and return your canoe on time.
consider booking with the Blue River Campground instead. |
The fine print... Canoe rentals MUST be prepaid through PayPal. Go to murtlecanoes.com for details. You must collect your canoe at the specified meeting time - no canoes are left on site. Sorry - No single day rentals. Taxes included in price, 5 dollars ($5) per person (13 and older) per night camping fee IS NOT Included. Twenty dollar ($20) charge for a lost paddle or life jacket. Cancellation Policy 95% of your rental fee will be refunded with more than 3 week's notice. 80% of your rental fee will be refunded with 1 to 3 week's notice. No refund on rentals cancelled with less than 1 week to the pick up date.
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Premium Hellman canoes from the shore of Murtle Lagoon. Just grab one of our gear Carts (wheelbarrows or wagons) from the parking lot, load your gear, strap on your backpacks and go! No more roof racks or canoe carts! Hellman Canoes are hand built in Nelson BC, using an ultralight epoxy system called Duralite. They are light, fast and track very well - this is a premium canoe that ranks with the top brands in the world according to canoeing magazines. Some previous experience in a canoe is required. If you haven't paddled before, Murtle is not the lake to start on! |
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For more photos and personal trip experiences: http://www.smallboatforum.com/PDFfiles/MurtleLake.pdf http://www.westcoastpaddler.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=3313 |
Photo: Zowie
Photo: D Cowie
have a limited supply of Riot kayaks for rent. Please go to murtlecanoes.com for details. (Persons wishing to rent these kayaks must provide photographic evidence emailed to us that they have paddled this type of kayak before - absolutely NO first timers.) |
| NOTE: Gear carts are provided for our customers, and there is usually a good supply at the parking lot, but during peak rental season you MAY have to walk to the lagoon and bring back an empty cart for transporting your gear to the lagoon. |