Name: Crystal River Outfitters Recreational District
Address: 6249 River Rd, Glen Arbor, MI 49636, USA, US
Telephone: +1 231-334-4420

Crystal River Outfitters Recreational District is a bicycle store, located at 6249 River Rd, Glen Arbor, MI 49636, USA. They can be contacted via phone at +1 231-334-4420, visit their website www.crystalriveroutfitters.com for more detailed information.

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6249 River Rd, Glen Arbor, MI 49636, USA

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Added by Jopie, at 01 July 2016

Monday 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Tuesday 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Wednesday 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Thursday 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Friday 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Saturday 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Sunday 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM

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Jack Love

09 October 2017

Beautiful river and really good operation they are running. Great staff
Benny Jacobson

02 September 2017

If you're in this area coming kayaking here is a must river is beautiful and very peaceful the only reason why I gave it 4 stars is because staff gave one proce over the phone and then gave us a higher price when we paid. Staff is also very nice and accommodating
Tony Gaisser

26 July 2017

We come up to Glen Lake multiple times every summer to visit family. We try to make it to the outfitters a few times a year. Kayaking across Big Glen and up the Crystal River is relaxing and beautiful.
Holly Detwiler

25 July 2017

AMAZING river. Such a peaceful fun adventure. Can't wait to go back. The staff was so helpful and polite.
Nathaniel Lewis

12 June 2017

For renting bikes unbelievably unhelpful and subpar. Staffers were very unhelpful for anything other than moving the seat post and even on that it was not a gaurentee that it would be properly aligned and straight after adjustments.

There is no patch kit or multi tool supplied by the shop so if you intend to bike out on trails make sure you have someone in your group follow by car just in case or bring your own saddle bag with tube and multi tool.

Probably only plus was the pricing and the staff was friendly enough.
Andria Duncan

04 June 2017

Pleasant staff! Took our own kayaks and they dropped us off. Did NOT have to wait for a minimum number of people for them to drop, which was great! Definitely going to come back!
Philip Champion

03 April 2017

My girlfriend and I spent a long weekend in Glen Arbor this past weekend. It was the down season for the area so there's not a lot to do. I did notice that Crystal River Outfitters was open and had good reviews online. We arrived to the shop around 1:15 PM. Outside were only fat tire bikes, but I wanted the "comfortable" bike that I saw online. Ethan was the only staff member working. I asked him if we would be able to get the comfortable bikes for 4 hours. He let us know that they don't have those out yet until the spring weather arrives. I was pretty bummed and I think he could tell. I was willing to pay for the fat tire bikes. Instead Ethan wanted to go out back to the shed and dig out two bikes for us. It was awesome. He didn't have to do it. It didn't seem like a burden for him either. He gave us suggestions on which routes to take and pretty accurate directions. We were out on the trails for about 2.5 hours. A lot of fun. When we arrived back to the shop we told Ethan the trails were all clear of snow. The next day we drove by the shop and he pulled all the "comfortable" bike out of the shed and had the available to rent. Ethan was awesome and gave us a good start to a vacation weekend. I recommend anyone visiting the Glen Arbor area to rent equipment from Crystal River Outfitters.
Malanie Beverly

08 August 2016

We came here for our first canoeing experience--and it was phenomenal! It took us three hours, and as beginners, we ran into many a tree, etc. However, once we got the hang of it, we enjoyed the smell of wildflowers and forest, the feeling of (literally) crystal clear water, and the excitement of rowing. We jumped overboard several times to swim in the very shallow water, which was so refreshing. Some of the party grew terribly tired (we had toddlers and it was a seven mile journey). But I highly recommend this particular place for a happy experience in beautiful Michigan.
John S

08 July 2016

The outfitters themselves were fine. The staff was helpful and friendly. The river itself was incredibly boring. There are no rapids. It doesn't even speed up at all. There was very little wildlife, and you can hear cars going by for a lot of the trip. The only fun part was when you "shoot the tube" where you basically go through a culvert under the road. The average speed of the river is .5 mph probably. In some places it felt like a swamp or a pond. Because it is so slow, you have to paddle continuously to keep from running into the hundreds of trees that have fallen into the river. If you stop paddling at all, you will be sideways in seconds. This makes for a very tiring and not very relaxing trip if you go for the 2-3 hour one. The average depth is less than a foot. I was basically never able to fully submerge my paddle before it hit the bottom. I only weigh 165lbs and I got stuck in my single person kayak at least 10 times. If you weigh more than 200lbs you might as well walk the river as you will be stuck constantly on the sandy bottom or a tree.