BROCKPORT, N.Y. — New, self-serve kayak rental stations are opening up around the country to help you gear up with everything you need to go kayaking. The newest Rent.Fun location is located along the historic Erie Canal in Brockport.


What You Need To Know

  • Rent.Fun kayak stations are located across the country

  • There are currently three located in New York — Brockport, Baldwinsville and Genesee County

  • Scan the QR code at the station to unlock your kayak

Rent.Fun is connecting with villages, towns and cities to help small parks and waterfront communities offer easy access to water sports. It's all smartphone driven, so it's a QR scan, pay and start paddling.

"You are a minute away from being out on the water," said Chris Rosenberg from Rent.Fun. "You take out your phone and it knows exactly where you are via GPS. You scan the QR code, enter your secured payment, sign a liability waiver, watch a safety video and you are on your way." 

Kayak rentals at the Brockport station are $25 for two hours and include a life jacket and paddle. Kayaks are available sunup to sundown. Hourly rental prices may vary at different locations.

"We want to help parks departments offer amenities that are not only safe, convenient and accessible, but even in this case on the Erie Canal, it is cultural learning," said Rosenberg. 

Brockport mayor Margaret Blackman is thrilled a New York State Canal System tourism event grant helped secure a Rent.Fun kayak station in the village. What's even better is that Rent.Fun splits rental revenue with each municipality it's in. 

"I am a kayaker and I am a rower," said Blackman. "It's perfect. This fills a gap to have at his other alternative where people can come and rent a kayak. It's just fantastic and I think it's going to really pick up."

Rent.Fun has more than 150 locations across the country and is adding more including handicap beach wheelchair rentals. There's also a national annual membership program that gives you access to Rent.Fun kayaks at any location. Rosenberg says the yearly membership is $99 a year.