Beautiful spot to spend a day canoeing and walking around Georgetown. Highly recommend. We did a 2 hour canoe rental and brought a cooler with lunch. Row north if you want great scenery of nature and row south if you want an amazing view of the DC cityscape. Will be going again next season!!

Wonderful location to go kayaking! It's easy to reserve them online in advance. Beautiful views and next to the riverfront park and walking /biking trails. Parking isn't ideal, as they don't have a parking lot or street parking in front of the Boathouse, but otherwise it's conveniently located. In the summers, they offer live music and sell drinks. But bring your own food because they only have a small convenience store. They offer small lockers to store stuff you don't want to get wet.

All the boat houses are great for different reasons but Key Bridge remains my favorite.
The Potomac water levels have slowed making this a perfect time for the novice to paddle up to the Three Sisters Rocks. Its easy going and an easy paddle but still an adventure and as lore has it, children speaking the Native American Algonquin language from the early village of Patowemack swam to these very rocks. Patowemack or "the place of trading" was shared on both sides of the river and preceded the Georgetown waterfront that we know today. So if you paddle out to these rocks you will find that currently the sandbar is walkable and you can just paddle up to it as well as float amongst the Three Sisters. You may also see plenty of water fowl.
The boathouse is open now with just a couple of payment rules. Book on the Boating DC website, small item purchases in the Cabana like snacks are transactions on cards only, no cash. Booking online only. Even if you walk up to them you still need to sign up on your device and also sign the easy waiver which only has to be signed once each season. I go all the time and have had to sign the waiver only once so it works well and I found them to be so patient and helpful and a continued reflection of their great staff.
Ok, so arriving, get past the construction at the end of K street because it will be worth it. Your Uber will drop you at the turnaround and you just need to walk a little further. Bicyclist passing you may very well be arriving from further up the C&O Canal Tow Path, Pittsburgh and Cumberland, MD.... watch out, you are walking on their bike lanes that are shared.
So they have added some new safety kayaks for your family and for those unfamiliar with kayaking and who just want to safely give it a try. They also offer a small, and while a tattered fleet, feature a handful of real Wilderness brand Kayaks. And a canoe and some paddleboards, so legitimately, a real boathouse with something that floats for everyone.
Always Recommended

Nice and polite workers, it was my first time kayaking and they were helpful. I also rented a dry bag and a locker. Tip: bring a change of underwear and pants/shorts. You'll get wet. I wore flip flops and I'm glad I did.

Very easy to submit a reservation online. I had a question about something and emailed them and got a prompt response. There was three of us, each with a single kayak, and we kayaked for an hour. We all enjoyed our time. We went on a Saturday, so it was definitely busy around the park, and no parking available under the tunnel, so we parked a few blocks up and walked down to the boathouse. Definitely plan ahead if going on a weekend. They do have porta-potties on site. Overall, it was a smooth process and all the employees were accommodating. I would use this boathouse again.