John's Pass Adventure: Kayak & SUP Rental

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Embark on an exciting excursion at John’s Pass, where you can explore sandbars, mangrove tunnels, and encounter dolphins and manatees. Enjoy the calm waters, beach your kayak or SUP, and soak up the sun!

Duration: 4 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

This is a half-day rental experience, not a guided tour. Begin your journey from our floating dock at The BoatDega.
Paddle along the canal for nearly a mile to reach the sandbar at John’s Pass, a well-loved spot. Feel free to beach your kayak or paddleboard and relax on the sandbar. Enjoy swimming in the shallow waters and searching for seashells….

What's Included

Single paddleboard rental
Single kayak rental

Additional Information

This is a half-day rental experience, not a guided tour. The location is on the bay, not the Gulf, where the water is much calmer. The destination is approximately a mile away. John’s Pass features sandbars, islands, dolphins, manatees, and more, making it a popular spot for paddling.
Beach your kayak or SUP on the sandbar and enjoy the sunshine. Explore…

Location

11165 Gulf Blvd

Gulf Boulevard

We are at THE BOATDEGA. Next to The Waffle House.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

4.7

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Andrea

Jul 21, 2024

Good location - Great spot to paddle a long the intercostal without a lot of boat traffic. We were able to paddle out to a sandbar, walk around and cool off for a while.

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Brittany_b

Jun 8, 2024

We had fun kayaking out... - We had fun kayaking out to the sand bar. The mangroves were cool. Never seen anything like that. Then we hung out on the sandbar and got ice cream out on the water

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Brenda_b

Feb 21, 2024

Good old fashioned fun! - Friendly service, a relaxing excursion w my teenagers without a cellphone in sight! Serious old fashioned fun - you hardly knew you were exercising.

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Stephanie_m

Aug 6, 2023

Island paddle - Great paddle to John's pass and Eleanor Island. Staff made it super easy to check in. Saw dolphins, manatees and sea urchins and more! Check them out!

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Karen_s

Apr 24, 2023

Great morning paddling! - We saw dolphins while paddling, which was so cool! The guy who helped us with the equipment was very nice and had helpful tips on where to paddle.

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Asutrack

Aug 26, 2022

Hassle free rental spot - I tried SUP for the first time a few days ago and rented a board from Jason. If you're in town visiting or live here and don't have the equipment needed for a few hours of fun out on the water... this is the place to go. Location has parking, and is on the water (intercoastal) for easy access. (I wasn't able to take any photos because it was my very first time on a board, didn't want to try and figure out selfies while trying to keep myself from falling lol)

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Tia_m

Aug 18, 2022

Lots of fun - We had a blast paddleboarding. We saw 2 dolphins, jellyfish, sea urchins, clams, and lots of shells at the sandbar. We did have to paddle thru the marina which is about 1 mile they said, so definitely be prepared for a very good workout, and not much to see until you get to the open water where the sandbar is located. They had a big locked box we were able to leave our things in as well as an outdoor shower by the pool to rinse off, and a restroom to change In. We also visited the rooftop bar after for a drink. We had some spotty weather for our original time slot and they were great with rescheduling for a later time. I would definitely recommend this activity for families with teens and groups that are able to paddle at least 2+ miles

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Ambermt8776xx

Aug 15, 2022

Paddleboarding - Great time. Seen two dolphins! Would definitely do it again🤣😉 the sandbar was nice to hang out at and look for sea shells!

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Ashley

Aug 6, 2023

Dolphins while kayaking - The actual excursion and trip was amazing. We saw dolphins about 3 feet always from us in our kayaks. The sandbar was really nice, and getting to the place was easy. Why I rated it 4 stars was because upon check in our host was very impersonal. It was as if we were an inconvenience to him. I felt so rushed through the process that we didn’t even get to grab drinks to take with us. I thought we were going to be provided a map to use on the water instead I had to use my phone, we only got one water bag, even though we rented 2 kayaks. He said once I keep heading straight I will see the sandbar. When I asked if this was the area where we could grab food he said no it’s a sandbar. I get that!!! I wanted to know exactly where to grab lunch because it was stated we could dock kayaks to grab a bite at St. John’s pass. He never proceeded to tell us where to eat or he a maybe a drink. He was so impersonal. Like we are tourist and don’t know this area at all. Besides his interaction everything was great. We went to the sandbar, but didn’t feel comfortable eating at the places due to we weren’t instructed what to do with the kayaks. Upon getting back it was a struggle to get out of the kayaks. I put them on the dock because I was not told what to do when when returned. The man in the store was a new one. I told him about where I put the kayaks. He was a delight and so friendly, he even recommended places to eat and told me where to park for beach access.

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Randy_w

Feb 15, 2024

Nice river to kayak. The staff was not friendly or helpful. - Nice day for kayaking, enjoyed the river. The man who was working to set us up was not very helpful or friendly. He did not offer and guidance for the trip. We got lucky finding the desired stops on the trip, no thanks to him. We had to get our boats out of the water ourselves at the end of the trip, a little treacherous. No one was monitoring boaters who arrived back at the starting place.

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