Taylors Falls Canoe & Kayak Rental

On a beautiful summer day we made our ways to Taylors Falls Canoe and Kayak Rental in an effort to enjoy a relaxing day on the St Croix River. The rental location is easy to locate and there is plenty of parking. Essentially, upon renting a canoe or kayak you enter the river with the rented boat and drift down river a couple miles to a pickup site where you are then shuttled back to the original site to pick up your car.
We were able to complete the rental process and quickly found our boats. The canoes are standard issue light weight metal with optional life jackets. When we visited the river was moving at a very brisk pace and seemed to be fairly shallow with some areas where an average human could not stand. Once we were all settled, we loaded up our canoes and started paddling. Overall we had a nice experience floating and paddling down river. We brought some food and drinks and gingerly made our way. The entire experience took us roughly two hours from point of entry to exiting the river. The trips are pet friendly and we did see several people bring dogs into the canoes. Consequently, we also saw some dogs using the river as a restroom along the shorelines. But I suppose that is apart of nature.
Personally, the only draw backs I can find with the entire experience was the nonexistent early pick up times at the end of the trip. The first pick up is not until 2pm which essentially prevents you from starting the trip until noon. This is a very small inconvenience that I took a star away as a result. Overall, we had a good time and enjoyed paddling down the St. Croix River.