Litchfield Paddle Update 6/01/2025

Looks like we've finally got a good stretch of weather on the way! We provide rental kayaks, paddleboards, and canoes. Also sales, groups, tours, and more! We deliver everything you need right to the water. We paddle for fun, and so should you.

Appreciation

A warm thank you to VisitLitchfieldCT.com, who included Litchfield Paddle in the "Enjoy the Lake" segment of their 12 Essential Litchfield Experiences for the Summer of 2025!

As the season warms up, we want to express our appreciation for all the work of the people at White Memorial Conservation Center, Litchfield Parks and Rec, Sandy Beach, Bantam Lake Protective Association, Morris Town Beach, Bantam Lake Boat Launch, and others.

Avid Paddlers Wanted

Do you know Bantam Lake and River like the back of your hand? Do you enjoy sharing your love of these beautiful places with others? Get in touch.

Our Latest Additions

We add to our fleet every month! Our newest assets include 3 Connelly Navigator Soft-Top 10'6" Paddleboards, 2 Perception Hangtime 11.0 Kayaks, and  a 6 ft. x 11 ft. Smart Fold Utility Trailer. Looking to purchase a kayak or paddleboard? We sell what we rent. New and used. Inquire within or click here for our inventory.

Lake Lillinonah

Just up the road in New Milford, learn to wakeboard, wakesurf, and more at CT Watersports.

Commercial Property

We hope to have news for you soon about our new commercial location, even closer to the lake! Have an alternative you'd like to tell us about? Reach out. 

Corporate Communications

Litchfield Paddle is part of Happy Media's larger corporate service offerings. We provide dozens of other clients with a wide variety of communications help. Contact us today if we can help you.

Thanks, and happy paddling!

 It's a rainy and unseasonably cold Thursday here in Litchfield. But the warm weather will be back next week. As many of you know, we're looking for the right commercial location even closer to the lake. We may have big news for you soon.

We provide rental kayaks, paddleboards, and canoes. We deliver everything you need right to the water. We paddle for fun, and so should you.

Sandy Beach

One of the coolest spots on Bantam Lake, for paddling or anything else, returns this weekend. Most years we are among the first to get our Season Pass. See you there!

Point Folly Paddle

For our 3rd paddle of the season, on Sunday we'll be enjoying one of our favorites, a partial circumnavigation of White Memorial's Point Folly. It will be great to see renewed activity at the lake, campers along the shore, and everything greening up.

New Inventory

Looking to purchase a kayak or paddleboard? We sell what we rent. New and used. Inquire within or click here for our inventory.

Paddlers Wanted

Group Paddles will be forming soon. Looking to join or lead a group? Get in touch.

Wakesports

For some higher-octane fun, see our good friends at CT Watersports.

Resort Services

Litchfield Paddle is part of Happy Media's larger Resort Services offerings. We provide more than 12 Mountain Resorts, and dozens of other clients, with a wide variety of corporate services. From Corporate Communications and Group Sales to Race Administration and Timing, to Consulting of all sorts. Contact us today if we can help you.

Thanks, and have a great Memorial Day Weekend!

It's a lovely (if chilly) Monday morning here in Litchfield! We provide rental kayaks, paddleboards, and canoes. We deliver everything you need right to the water. We paddle for fun, and so should you.

Little Pond Paddle

For our 2nd official paddle of the season, we took advantage of a beautiful mid-morning on Thursday. The higher water level due to the recent rain allowed us to get all the way upstream to Little Pond! Those adorable beavers often make it a challenge to get all the way, but we had no trouble in our recently acquired Quest Canyon 100s. You'll find them to be ideal rental vessels: stable, spacious, sturdy, and fun to paddle.

Wakesports

Looking for some higher-octane fun? Look no further than our good friends at CT Watersports. We would not be here without them, and they will show you a great time.

Wanted

We are always looking for lightly used paddlecraft of all sorts. Have a garage, storefront, or other commercial space within 3 miles of Bantam Lake? Let's talk.

NWCT Chamber of Commerce

A warm shoutout to Carla DuBois and Ted Shafer, incoming leadership group of the Northwest Connecticut Chamber of Commerce, who were nice enough to visit us the other day. We look forward to working with them and other Chamber businesses.

Resort Services

Litchfield Paddle is part of Happy Media's larger Resort Services offerings. We provide more than 12 Mountain Resorts, and dozens of other clients, with a wide variety of corporate services. From Corporate Communications and Group Sales to Race Administration and Timing, to Consulting of all sorts. Contact us today if we can help you.

Thanks, and Happy Paddling!

 Today is another beautiful day to get on the water. For our first official paddle of the year, we paddled between beaver dams on the beautiful and mostly empty Bantam River. We're looking forward to our first Bantam Lake Point Folly paddle soon!

After a brilliant stretch of weather, it looks like this next week may be a little rainy. Hopefully by this time next week it will be time to get back on the water! For our most dedicated paddlers: carry on. We're here for you if you need us. 

We have just added a bunch of brand new gear to our rental fleet and inventory, including:

• 3 10' 6" Voyager Stand-Up Paddleboards
• 3 Quest Canyon 100 Kayaks
• 6 OCEANBROAD Kayak Paddles (3 sizes) 
• 12 Aquaglide and BodyGlove PFDs
• 9 Wise Owl Drybags

Call or email today to reserve your paddling time!

It's 80 degrees and sunny in Litchfield, and we are officially open for the 2025 Season! 

This is New England, so we don't expect the warm weather to stick around for good just yet. But we'll be ready when you are! Litchfield Paddle has a fleet of top-quality Stand-Up Paddleboards and Kayaks for your rental use. Visit our website, email, or call today to make your reservation.

A few quick points:

• We are a family-run, boutique operation. We offer personal service and guidance.
• Choose from 3 tandem kayaks, 3 smaller kayaks, 3 larger kayaks, 5 mid-sized paddleboards, 2 XL paddleboards, and a canoe! We are adding to our fleet every week.
• Paddlers Wanted! Come work for us.

Most of us have been paddling these waters for two decades or more, and we look forward to providing our guests with beautiful experiences on our local waters.