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Livery Services

Paddle Craft Rental, Launch and Retrieval Service Permit Holders as of December 2006

The following canoe liveries presently have approved permits with the National Park Service at Lake Mead National Recreation Area to provide various canoe and kayak services that may include rental, delivery, retrieval, and guide service within the park including all of Lake Mead and Lake Mohave. Only authorized vehicles are permitted within the Bureau of Reclamation restricted security area, including the launch site. Groups that choose to rent canoes and equipment from an authorized livery will have the launch and retrieval included in their packages. Any others that bring private craft and equipment will need to use an authorized livery service to launch at Hoover Dam, and may arrange retrieval, shuttle of passengers or other rental services as they desire.

These requirements are due to increased security and liability concerns that are associated with Hoover Dam. A few non-profit organizations may have high capacity passenger vans towing commercial canoe trailers and meet additional liability insurance requirements to qualify for launch permits without requiring the assistance of a authorized canoe livery (to be determined at time of reservation).

Following is a list of current permitted operators that may be contacted for these services and/or your launch permits:

Boulder City Outfitters
1631 Industrial Road
Boulder City, NV 89005
Tel. (702) 293-1190
Fax (702) 293-1226
www.bouldercityoutfitters.com

Desert River Outfitters
2649 Highway 95
Bullhead City, AZ 86442
Tel. (928) 763-3033 & (888) 519-1533
Fax (928) 763-1918
www.desertriveroutfitters.com

Jerkwater Canoe & Kayak Co., Inc.
Boulder City, NV; Topock, AZ; Martinez Lake, AZ
Corporate Office
PO Box 800
Topock, AZ 86436
Tel. (928) 768-7753 & (800) 421-7803
Fax (928) 768-8192
www.jerkwater.com

Desert Adventures LLC
806 Buchanan Blvd. #115
Boulder City, NV 89005
Tel. (702) 510-4746
www.desertadventureslv.com

Four Seasons Guides
107 W. Phoenix Ave.
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Tel. (928) 525-1551
Fax (928) 525-1558
www.fsguides.com

Evolution Expeditions
10300 W. Charleston Blvd, #13-387
Las Vegas, NV 89135
Tel. (702) 259-5292
Fax (702) 255-6876
www.evolutionexpeditions.com

Family Kayak Adventure Center
4217 Swift Ave.
San Diego, CA 92104
Tel. (619) 282-3520
Fax (619) 282-3307
www.familykayak.com

 



Updated: 12/18/2006