Everywhere I Roam

Review of Clarke Outdoors

To clarify the one star rating and to be fair...I ...

To clarify the one star rating and to be fair...I planned my stay at Lake Waramaug specifically because I could rent a paddleboard from
this company which operates a rental station right on the lake. So convenient. I even made the 50 min drive up several days before making my reservation at the campground to get details and to be prepared as I was inviting a friend to join me to paddle the lake. This would have been her first paddle experience and we were both excited to go out. Their days and hours of operation are posted right on the bldg. where one would be to rent their equipment. I spoke with the young attendants, told them which days I would be camping here, asked them to suggest best days and times as they do not accept reservations. I was told that Tuesdays and Wednesdays were slower days so chances were very good we'd have no problem getting boards. Thursday, business picks up, closer to the weekend but they felt certain we could rent if we came closer to the time they open. Cash only.
I arrived, prepared with cash to paddle all three days, one of those days with a friend. Sadly there were no attendants at the rental station to rent from. Not at all. Not at any time on any of these three days. Correction... on Thursday the park manager, who knew of my plans and how disappointed I was on the two previous days, stopped by my site early afternoon to let me know there was someone now attending the rental station. Ten minutes later they were gone and probably because there were threats of late afternoon storms but had someone been there at their posted opening time at 10 a.m. that would have given us plenty of time to go out.
We may make a day trip up to paddle next week. I will update my review then with, hopefully, much more positive feedback.