Boat Rentals & Charters

Renting a boat on Sylvan Lake

There are two ways onto the water: rent and drive yourself, or book a captained charter. For self-drive, Sun Sport Recreation (boat & seadoo rentals) at 5100 Lakeshore Drive, next to the main beach, rents speed boats, premium ski boats, 20-foot pontoons and Sea-Doos by the hour or by the day (fuel is extra on boats). Sylvan Lake Seadoo, Boat and Water Toy Rentals (Sylvan Seadoos) rents Sea-Doos, boats and water toys, and Walzys Waves adds bareboat Sea-Doo Switch pontoon rentals to its charter fleet.

If you would rather someone else drive, Walzys Waves runs captained surf-boat charters on a Moomba Max and Centurion Fi21 with wakesurf lessons and tubing. Icewater Adventures offers guided fishing charters, sunset cruises and on-water fireworks-viewing trips, and Adventure Ice Fishing (pontoon charters) runs half- and full-day fishing charters and recreational cruises on a 20-foot pontoon with gear included. Hilltop Cruiser (Hilltop Haven pontoon) is a 24-foot Harris-Kayot pontoon reserved for guests of the Hilltop Haven rental.

Bringing your own boat? The Launch at Sylvan Lake is the lake's only public boat launch and gas dock, with supplies and boating sundries, and Bonefish Marine handles service, repairs, boat sales and water-sport accessories. Note from the Local's Guide: the beach is unsupervised, so bring life jackets and check the wind before heading out.