Camp Helen State Park offers kayak rentals, adding to the already wide range of park activities. Sponsored by the Friends of Camp Helen, kayak rentals on Lake Powell will begin full time this Spring, seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Single Kayaks are $15 per hour and tandem kayaks and SUPs are $20 per hour. Half-day rentals are available from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and are $45 for single kayaks, $60 for tandems and SUPs.
Reservations will be available online at www.friendsofcamphelen.org or by calling (850) 890-6981.
In addition to kayak rentals and SUP rentals, the Friends of Camp Helen will have items such as shirts, water bottles, dry bags, etc. for sale in the tiki hut by the lake.
The Friends of Camp Helen State Park is a not-for-profit Citizens Support Organization dedicated to preserving, maintaining, and improving the park through volunteer projects, community events and fundraising. Their upcoming events include Movies and More this summer and a pumpkin patch this Fall.
Camp Helen and nearby Lake Powell, the largest coastal dune lake in Florida, provides hiking, swimming, beachcombing, nature study, and fishing.
The 180-acre park is for day use only and is located west of Panama City Beach on U.S. 98 at the west end of the 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.
