Carr’s Canoe Rental

I have been camping at Round Spring Campground and renting canoes from Carr’s every year for the past 12 years. They carry all of the basics that you might forget. I have never had an issue. I will continue to do business with them.

Carr’s is the kind of business that’s not particularly Unilocal-​friendly. You can’t check in and it takes an attentive person to save pictures to upload later. The fact that it’s located outside of most mobile carriers’ reach is both a plus (as far as getting away from it all) and a minus (without web service, it’s obviously not getting a lot of attention on here).
What it comes down to though is that Carr’s provides a great, localized service to those looking to get away from their routines and enjoy a reasonably-​priced excursion onto the river.
Reservations are made the old-​fashioned way: via phone or email. Prices, package details and information on the different trip length options are posted online (and accurate, as far as I can tell). Everything that was spelled out ahead of time, I found on the morning of my group’s trip: no hidden fees (or taxes previously omitted), no extra charges for pickup/​dropoff, no service charges, no itemized equipment charges for paddles, life vests, trash bags, etc.
A simple, smooth transaction is as good as it gets when you’re just trying to canoe a few miles.
Notes:
*If you’re camping at Round Spring, Carr’s has a bus that will come around to pick you up on the morning of your trip. Call ahead to designate a time for this pickup and have your campsite number ready.
*There’s more than one location and I suspect that the address given here is for a central business location. One of the outlets is at Pulltite and there’s another at Round Spring. Both have some parking/​staging grounds available and other facilities available.
*The Round Spring store had really decent prices on supplies considering that they were the only proper shop for several miles. Ice went for $ 2.25/bag (compared with $ 1.99/bag in Eminence). Firewood was selling at the local rate of $ 5/​bundle («local» according to numerous homemade signs for pop-​up businesses along Highway 19). About the only «high» items were the candy bars by the counter, and even then, $ 0.95 isn’t wholly unconscionable. Beer (basic AB-​family), soda, Jiffy Pop, watertight cases from Outdoor Products, water shoes and floppy hats were also available.