Bellbrook Canoe Rental, 3234 Washington Mill Road, Bellbrook 45305; (937) 848-4812; www.bellbrookcanoerental.com; waterway is the Little Miami River; hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Cost is $36 for canoes, $26 for kayaks and $10 for tubes. Group discounts available. Birchbark Canoe Livery, 1455 River Road, Urbana 43078; (937) 652-2663; www.birchbarkcanoelivery.com; waterway is the Mad River; hours are 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 4:30 on weekends. Cost is $26 to $31 per canoe, $18 to $23 per kayak, all depending on trip length.
Great Miami Adventures, 1995 Ross Road, Tipp City 45371; (937) 266-6252; www.greatmiami.net; waterway is the Great Miami River; prices range from $30 to $45 for canoes, $20 for kayak, depending on trip. A recreational float is held every Thursday at 6 p.m. on the Great Miami to Taylorsville Dam. Cost is $15 per person. Open daily, call for hours.
Great Miami Outfitters, 80 S. Main St., Miamisburg 45342; (937) 847-8787 or (877) 947-8787; www.greatmiamioutfitters.com; waterway is the Great Miami River; hours are from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Rental rates start at $26 for kayaks and canoes; rates range from $20 to $45 for backpacks, sleeping pads and backpacking stoves.
Little Miami Canoe Rental, 219 Mill St. (State Route 123) Morrow 45152; (513) 899-3616; www.littlemiamicanoe.com; open weekends during April and October, weather permitting, and daily May through September, weather permitting. The cost per paddler ranges from $15 to $18.
Loveland Canoe and Kayak, 200 Crutchfield Place, Loveland 45140; (513) 683-4611; www.lovelandcanoe.com; waterway is the Little Miami River; hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekends. Cost for the the 5-mile Castle Adventure, which takes paddlers past the Historic Loveland Castle, is $37 for a canoe, $25 for a kayak and $37 for a tandem kayak. Cost for the 10-mile Kings Mills Excursion is $48 for canoe, $28 for a kayak, and $48 for a tandem kayak. Group discounts are available.
Morgan’s Fort Ancient Canoe Livery, 5701 State Route 350, Oregonia 45054; 513-932-7658 or (800) WECANOE (932-2663); www.morganscanoe.com; waterway is the Little Miami River; hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily during the season; cost is around $30 per day for a canoe, $25 for a kayak.
RiversEdge Outfitters, 9964 State Route 42, Waynesville 45068; (800) 628-2319; riversedgeoutfitters.com; waterway is the Little Miami River; hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. Rates ranges from $36 to $52 per canoe, depending on the length of the trail.
Whitewater Warehouse, 104 Valley St., Dayton 45404; (937) 222-7020; www.kayakdayton.com. Cost for the Saturday Fountain Floats is $15 from the store in June and July; Fountain Floats also are offered from RiverScape MetroPark for $6 per person for a half-hour, $10 per person for one hour, and $15 per person for two hours.