Chicago River Canoe & Kayak at Tampier Lake in Orland Park, Illinois

“Every time we drive by Tampier Lake we say we should go kayaking there. Well today was that day. We headed over and Christian was there to help us out. He already had two kayaks ready to launch, perfect. He made sure we knew what we were doing and set us up with life vests and paddles and launched us on our way. We had an absolute blast even if it was 92u00b0 and full sun. The lake is really beautiful and there was plent”

— Brien A. · ★★★★★ · 2025-7-24

“Beautiful place to visit and enjoy nature! Great place for boating, fishing and picnicking. Quiet and peaceful. Love the water lilies! Very family friendly. I took my son and his friend here for kayaking and we had a great time!”

— Jennifer M. · ★★★★★ · 2020-7-9

“Beautiful place to visit and enjoy nature! Quiet and peaceful. Love the water lilies! Friendly staff.”

— Kim Z. · ★★★★★

“Beautiful place to visit, unfortunately I did not get to take advantage of all facilities due to my tardiness. We bbq'd for father's day here.I believe you can rent paddle boats and canoes here. The place is very clean staff is friendly. I would love to come back here to actually do some of the water festivities.”

— Monique D. · ★★★★★ · 2018-8-17

“Tampier lake is a small but pretty lake, perfect for a sunset paddle. a nice place for beginners to start kayaking or for experienced paddlers to get a workout or practice. The rentals are inexpensive and very easy access to the lake. I have my own kayak, and a launch area is very accessible and simple. The only downside; it is a pretty small lake and on a beautiful day in the summer, the parking lot can be very very”

— John D. · ★★★★☆ · 2022-7-8

“Pretty place but it was garbage around one of the bench...Few feet away from that spot is a trash (you can see in the picture)... This is sad that some people don't respect nature and other visitors/guests of the parks.. And something like this is almost everywhere unfortunately..”

— Aneta C. · ★★★★☆ · 2022-7-20

“Very convenient boating location with a large amounts of kayaks and canoes to choose from. The prices are pretty affordable. The lake is pretty large, so 2 hours is a decent amount of time to paddle away and explore the beauty surrounding the area. The staff is very friendly and helpful when instructing you how to maneuver your vessel. Highly recommended to get there early before the crowds get there, as it can get p”

— Hasan · ★★★★★ · 2021-3-21

“Been going there for almost 20 years fishing. very peaceful, always clean love seeing the boat on the water kayaks now and today I was amazed to see sailboats couldn't believe it. It was great today what beautiful day.ud83dude01”

— Mama M. · ★★★★★ · 2019-8-25