Camp Helen State Park is now offering kayak and YOLO paddle board rentals in addition to the wide range of entertaining outdoor activities at the park. Sponsored by Friends of Camp Helen, kayak and SUP rentals are now offered 7 days a week from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Prices for single kayaks run $15 per hour and tandem kayaks, as well as SUPs, are $20 per hour. Camp Helen also offers half-day rentals which run from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. starting at $45 for single kayaks and $60 for tandem kayaks and SUPs. The rental process involves zero contact, and rentals are disinfected between each guest.
Rentals are available by reservation and can be made online at www.friendsofcamphelen.org or over the phone by calling (850) 890-6981.
Also, newly available this season, the Friends of Camp Helen are selling branded shirts, water bottles, dry bags, etc. offered at the tiki hut on Lake Powell where guests arrive for their rentals.
Courtney Harper, Executive Director for Friends of Camp Helen, is one of many at the park excited to welcome guests back for kayak rentals.
“We’re so excited to be open and ready for paddlers early this year!” said Harper.
The Friends of Camp Helen is a not-for-profit Citizens Support Organization dedicated to preserving, maintaining and improving the park through volunteer projects, community events and fundraising. The Friends have an upcoming event this summer, Movies and More, and an upcoming pumpkin patch this Fall.
Camp Helen, and the bordering Lake Powell, the largest coastal dune lake in Florida, provides hiking, swimming, beachcombing, nature study and fishing to its guests.
The 180-acre park is day use only and is located west of Panama City Beach on U.S. 98 at the west end of Phillips Inlet Bridge, just inside Bay County.
More information is available at facebook.com/FriendsOfCampHelenStatePark, by calling (850) 890-6981 or by emailing CampHelenFriends@gmail.com.
