Alder Creek Kayak & Canoe in Portland, Oregon

“My partner and I have taken two canoeing classes with Alder Creek (Nate as our instructor both times), have purchased gear at the shop, and highly recommend them! The classes and instructors are excellent, thorough, and we've had a great time! We did the canoe basics class which was in a canal around Haydn Island, and also did the moving water class which was on the Clackamas River. Both helped to build our skills, l”

— Alice C. · ★★★★★ · 2025-11-19

“We had a lovely fall canoe ride, thank you Alder Creek! The employees were so friendly and made everything so easy for us. Definitely will recommend to everyone!”

— Dillan B. · ★★★★★ · 2025-11-11

“Had a really good experience at Alder Creek Kayak in Oregon. They were super helpful and did a great job fixing my drysuit and dry top. They also fixed my seized 4-piece kayak paddle at no cost, which I really appreciated. Everyone was very friendly, and they were dog-friendly too, which was a nice bonus. Overall just a really solid shop with great people u2014 Iu2019d definitely recommend them.”

— Zack M. · ★★★★★

“Amazing experience for beginners like me I got kayak was easy up-and-down to the water. Very smooth interaction. Excellent customer service. I will definitely be back.”

— Yousif A. · ★★★★★ · 2025-4-18

“The caliber and quality of the people who staff this store are bar none the best Iu2019ve ever seen. A real commitment to customer service that surpasses anything bygone; but also Portland friendly and chill! Just good people and standing by their service and quality of product. Youu2019re not just a customer, you have to become a loyal fan! Always buy and rent from Alder Creek! Thank you Ty, Shamus/Seamus, E, Malloy and the”

— Eric B. · ★★★★★ · 2025-7-13

“We had such a great time even though we really didn't know what we were doing. ud83dude02 Thank you to everyone who helped us today. This place is great and excellent customer service. ud83dude42”

— Marygrace S. · ★★★★★ · 2025-10-11

“Just moved up to Portland and researched some local kayak shops and this one popped up so, I spent a lot of time on their website after I saw a posting from them on Facebook marketplace. After seeing their prices online, thought Iu2019d go by and see what they were about and Iu2019m glad I did. Front desk were super friendly and let me browse by myself, helped when I asked. I ended up buying a kayak that day because their pr”

— Taylor E. · ★★★★★ · 2024-4-9

“Reserved online for SUP for George Rogers Park and was very easy to reserve and pay. The boards were older boards without any tethers or straps so wouldn't be able to strap anything down. The young teens who were manning the rental station were pleasant. The 'beach' is dirt not sand so be prepared for that.”

— Amber M. · ★★★★★ · 2021-7-9