YOUR STURGEON RIVER HEADQUARTERS
COME PADDLE THE LEGENDARY WATERS - RIDE THE BEST TRAILS IN THE NORTH
Sturgeon River Paddlesports in downtown Wolverine is a full service livery offering Kayak, Canoe, Raft and Tube rentals on the upper portion of the Sturgeon River. Have your own equipment? We also offer shuttle services as well as outfitter supplies to make your next float a memorable adventure!
With an average descent of 14 feet per mile, the Sturgeon River is the fastest flowing river in Michigan's lower peninsula. Rising in Otsego County near Gaylord and flowing into Burt Lake, the spring fed waters of the Sturgeon offer a refreshing escape to paddle, swim or fish the hours away. With twenty years experience outfitting and guiding paddlers on the Sturgeon River, we offer our customers helpful skills, tips and techniques to make your river trip the best one possible.
Centrally located in Northern Michigan, we are conveniently close to Gaylord, Indian River, Boyne City, Petoskey, Harbor Springs, Cheboygan, Mackinaw City, Pigeon River Country State Forest and the North Central State Trail. Whether you're here for the week, the summer or the long haul, Sturgeon River Paddlesports is close to where you pitch your tent. Your Sturgeon River adventure begins here!
We're serious paddlers too and want to get you on the river faster and easier!
The Most Experienced Guides on the River
WHY CHOOSE US?
Most Scenic Stretch of the Sturgeon River
Locally Owned and Operated with over
Twenty-five Years Experience
Paddlesports Retail Shop with Watersports Accessories
Dagger - Perception - NRS - Hyside -
Trek - Cannondale Equipment Available
ATTENTION TRIP #2 and TRIP #3 PADDLERS
A State of Michigan Recreation Passport is required to park your vehicle at Rondo Access.
More information on the Recreation Passport including fee schedule can be found here.
Permit may be purchased with cash or check (payable to State of Michigan) only and deposited
at the pay pipe located at Rondo Access.
We will not overcharge your credit card to provide payment.
There is an ATM located in the Downtown Market.
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PRIVATE PADDLERS AND U-HAUL RENTAL BOATS
The river between Rondo Access and North White Road is impassable due to
extensive damage from the ice storm in 2025.