JR Lagade

Review of Rowing Dock

Note - copied from my Yelp review, all remains tru...

Note - copied from my Yelp review, all remains true!

I've gone to Rowing Dock plenty of times since I moved to Austin a few years ago and it's always been a great and personable experience. The people that work there are amicable, kind, and knowledgeable about anything and everything about the services they offer. So far I've done SUP, single, and double kayak and I hope to bring out my doge for another go around!

Anyways - most recently myself and my buddy came to support their safe and secure staggered re-opening during the ShinerBockVirus on Sunday 3 May. It was simple and straight forward and everything they posted online to reserve a spot was easy to follow the days prior. We paid online and completed our waiver and emailed it (with an immediate response!). We arrived that Sunday 10 minutes prior to our 11AM send off and the staff were attentive and helpful (as they've always been). The dock was organized and we got out in the water lickity-split. We enjoyed the water for an hour, as required by the safety precautions and were handled easy enough when we docked. A great event as always and we'll be supporting every weekend we can until we open up finally!

Lastly, they are very active on social media. I've been featured on their IG all the moments I've posted a story and/or posted photos. And they respond in no time flat. Great social media presence IMO

Tips
- You can park on the main road, on the shoulder. Just be safe!!!
- There's a snow-cone place that is still open! whooooooop~
- Follow the river like a street, i.e. paddle on the right side
- Paddle against the current as far as you can first, then let the current bring you back to the dock - it's a wonderful feeling