2022 Paddle Craft Permit Membership Info
Offering a different perspective of the stunning scenery at Standley Lake, canoeing, paddle boarding and kayaking allow you to explore places that you cannot access by car or foot. Standley Lake offers paddle craft rentals, seasonal paddling permits and daily drop-in paddle passes. Lake access is allowed May 1 - September 30. Annual paddling permits will be sold online and will be available for purchase on January 15, 2022.
Rentals are available on a first come-first served basis starting at 9 a.m., May 19 – Sept. 30 (rentals are not available Tuesday or Wednesday).
Standley Lake does not allow any type of watercraft including paddle boards, canoes, kayaks, inflatable rafts, or tubes to enter into the lake at any entrance point except the main park entrance located at 100th Avenue and Simms Street. Any and all paddle craft must be sprayed in accordance with Aquatic Nuisance Species regulations prior to launching.
Allowed: Car top boats and paddle craft (car top vessels are those that can be lifted onto and taken from the top of a passenger vehicle or from the bed of a truck), multi-chambered inflatable devices. Electric motors allowed (75 lbs. thrust max).
Prohibited: Trailer-hitched boats, motorized gas powered boats and engines, sailboats, belly boats, single-chambered flotation devices, including single chambered inflatable rafts, inner tubes, inflatable mattresses, floating islands, pool toys or any floating device not designed for open water use.
Standley Lake does not allow pool toys or any floating device not designed for open water use. Staff reserves the right to disallow any type of water craft that is not suitable for use on the lake at their discretion.
All paddle craft must meet ANS (Aquatic Nuisance Species) program guidelines before gaining access to the lake.