So you have an interest in kayaking and you want to know more about the paddlers in the area? I recommend starting with the clubs.
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CLUBS
(click on club to visit their website)
Georgia Canoe Association - Atlanta’s Kayak and Canoe club
Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club - Atlanta’s flatwater racing club
Atlanta Canoe Club
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INSTRUCTION / PADDLING SCHOOLS
High Country Outfitters, 3906 B Roswell Road, Atlanta, GA 30342, ph: 404-814-0999 (High Country offers intro whitewater and rolling instruction)
Nantahala Outdoor Center, 13077 Highway 19 W, Bryson City, NC 28713-9165, ph: 888-905-7238 (NOC offers intro thru advanced whitewater instruction, as well as women-focused instruction in coordination with Girls at Play)
The Outside World, 471 Quill Dr., Dawsonville, GA 30534, toll free ph: 866.375.BOAT(2628)
Sea Kayak Georgia, 1102 Highway 80, Tybee Island, Georgia 31328, ph: 888-KAYAKGA (529-2542) or 912-786-8732 (Sea Kayak Georgia offers sea kayaking instruction)
White Water Learning Center of Georgia, 3437 Rockhaven Circle NE, Atlanta, GA 30324, ph: 404-231-0042 (White Water Learning Center offers recreational kayaking and whitewater instruction)
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RENTING BOATS
High Country Outfitters, 3906 B Roswell Road, Atlanta, GA 30342, ph: 404-814-0999
Nantahala Outdoor Center, 13077 Highway 19 W, Bryson City, NC 28713-9165, ph: 888-905-7238
The Outside World, 471 Quill Dr., Dawsonville, GA 30534, toll free ph: 866.375.BOAT(2628)
White Water Learning Center of Georgia, 3437 Rockhaven Circle NE, Atlanta, GA 30324, ph: 404-231-0042
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BUYING BOATS & GEAR
Go With the Flow 4 Elizabeth Way, Roswell, GA 30075, (770) 992-3200
High Country Outfitters, 3906 B Roswell Road, Atlanta, GA 30342, ph: 404-814-0999
Nantahala Outdoor Center, 13077 Highway 19 W, Bryson City, NC 28713-9165, ph: 888-905-7238
The Outside World, 471 Quill Dr., Dawsonville, GA 30534, toll free ph: 866.375.BOAT(2628)
Overflow Outfitters, 1210 Thompson Bridge Rd., Gainesville, GA 30501, ph: 678.450.9455
REI – Atlanta, 1800 Northeast Expy NE, Atlanta, GA 30329, ph: 404-633-6508 (REI sells sit on tops, rec boats, sea kayaks, canoes and related gear)
REI – Perimeter, 1165 Perimeter Ctr W Ste 200, Atlanta, GA 30338, ph: 770-901-9200 (REI sells sit on tops, rec boats, sea kayaks, canoes and related gear)
REI – Buford, 1600 Mall of Georgia Blvd, Ste 800, Buford, GA 30519, ph: 770-831-0676 Buford (REI sells sit on tops, rec boats, sea kayaks, canoes and related gear)
