Free shuttle service is provided to canoe renters. Perhaps the most exclusive of all the outfitters listed here, Champaign offers highly personalized instruction at all levels of competence as well as leadership on extended trips to places such as Canada. Champaign supplies the canoes, camping gear, gourmet food, and instructions. All trips involve camping out for one or more nights, giving participants a real chance to get away from the daily grind. All trips leave from Ossining, NY and travel via car pool to the destination base camp.
Fees vary by the trip, but are very reasonable.
For the level of guidance offered, it really is a steal. Call for further details. If you have to leave a message, you call will be returned. 30 minutes north of New York. Winding through the beautiful mountains and greenery of the Catskills, Esopus Creek offers one of the most popular tubing courses around.