Scenic River Tours

Two people kayaking on a lake surrounded by trees and hills under a clear sky.

What We Do

Your trip with GRO starts here at our facility. From our location we brief you, outfit you and then shuttle you in our vans 10 minutes upstream (around 6-miles) to Sumner Falls in Hartland, VT. Once you arrive at the put-in location, the trip is in your hands! With the ease of the calm Connecticut River, you will paddle or float your way downstream until you reach our take-out at the bottom of the Path of Life Sculpture Garden.*

*Trip times vary

A wooden storage shed with various outdoor and recreational gear, including life jackets hanging on the left, paddles stored on the right, and a kayak mounted above. There are also shelves with bags, bottles, and other outdoor equipment, with a small window at the back and a door on the right.

Outfitting

We have everything you need right here for your trip! At your briefing we provide the following:

  • Boats & Paddles

  • Personal Flotation Devices (PFD)

  • River Tubes (Includes Back-Rest & Cup-Holder)

  • Cooler Tubes & Optional 48 Qt. Cooler Add-On

  • Dry Bags (Size Options Available)

    *Sorry we don’t transport personal tubes or personal cooler tubes Detailed info about our boats!

Group of people in swimwear and life jackets posing in front of a white van and a tube ride on a river or lake surrounded by trees, with inflatable tubes and rafts in the foreground.

Briefing & Shuttling

Every trip comes with a 15-minute briefing on weather and river conditions, dam release information, paddling safety, proper PDF fitting, route overview, and trip highlights. Boating equipment is pre-loaded before your arrival, you and your party will be directed to the appropriate van with your PFDs, paddles, and dry-bags (if applicable). We will shuttle you 10-minutes north to Summer Falls Put-In location and help you offload your group into the river, and send you on your fun excursion!

Shuttle/River Map(s)

Bird's eye view of people kayaking and preparing to kayak on a river, with rocky and muddy shoreline and some green vegetation.

River Trip Offerings

We offer river trips in Spring, Summer, and Fall. Our 3-5hr Tube Float and our 2-3hr Paddle Trip are the most popular elected choices. We also provide a multitude of extended duration trips, covering up to a 60-mile stretch of the Connecticut River. Trips options for tubes, kayaks, canoes, rafts, or stand-up paddleboards (SUP) include:

  • Paddle Trip (Kayak, Canoe, Raft, or SUP) - 2-3 hours

  • Tube Float Trip - 3-5 hours

  • Paddle Trip (Kayak, Canoe, Raft, or SUP) - 4-5 hours

  • Paddle Trip (Kayak, Canoe, Raft, or SUP) - 6-8 hours

  • 1 -2+ Multi-Day (with Camping) Paddle Trips

  • Sunset Paddle with Under the Stars picnic option (4:00PM departure)

  • Guided Excursions (Kayak and Canoe)

*Please call or e-mail us for more info about our extended duration trips or to book!

Schedule & Pricing Options

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