Rivanna River Company

Rivanna River Company Charlottesville's Paddling Outfitter and Guide Service. Rentals, shuttles, guides, and instruction.

The Rivanna River Company was founded in 2015 as Charlottesville’s first paddlesports outfitting service. We started the company to share our love of playing in the outdoors and to help connect Charlottesville with its beautiful river. We are dedicated to making adventures on the water inviting and accessible to people from all backgrounds. We offer rental equipment, shuttle service, guided trips,

and skills instruction for canoeing, kayaking, and stand-up paddleboarding. As we grow, we plan too add summer day camps, overnight river trips, outdoors skills clinics, and environmental education programs to our offerings. Our vision is a healthy Rivanna River enjoyed, embraced and valued by the people of Charlottesville.

We have downriver paddling and tubing trips open through Saturday. The water is cool and refreshing! We are projecting t...
06/04/2026

We have downriver paddling and tubing trips open through Saturday. The water is cool and refreshing!
We are projecting that we will not be able to offer these trips beginning on Sunday. This is all due to the extreme drought conditions our watershed is still experiencing.

We do stay OPEN with kayak, SUP, canoe and tube rentals and Out and Back paddling on the river. And we have your cold drinks and popsicles to propel your riverfront adventures and lazy day hangs.

This Friday come enjoy a concert with Matt Curreri and Cat Ferrari on the sauna deck stage at RRC! 5 to 8 pm, family-fri...
06/04/2026

This Friday come enjoy a concert with Matt Curreri and Cat Ferrari on the sauna deck stage at RRC! 5 to 8 pm, family-friendly casual show, $5 suggested donation, bring your own food, no outside alcohol, beer available from
A real swell way to enjoy a summer evening….

05/29/2026

Best River and Weather Conditions of the Year Alert 🚨

The next few days will be perfect for paddling the Rivanna. We got out there today and just had a ball on this beautiful little river.

Great times with RRC General Manager on the bow seat spotting the big birds all day long.

05/27/2026

Time to jump on a river trip following this blessed rain!

Feeling so grateful for the rain. Getting ready to open up and get y’all on the river for Memorial Day weekend, after al...
05/23/2026

Feeling so grateful for the rain. Getting ready to open up and get y’all on the river for Memorial Day weekend, after all! Thanks for your support!!!

The severe drought has caught up with us on the Rivanna. We are closing Thursday-Saturday due to low river levels and in...
05/21/2026

The severe drought has caught up with us on the Rivanna. We are closing Thursday-Saturday due to low river levels and inclement weather and hoping these rains will come through. We look at the weather radar and know the rain needs to fall steadily in the upper RIvanna watershed to change our situation here.

There’s a good chance conditions will be better by Sunday, but we will have to wait and see. We will post updates here.

Praying for rain for all of us, especially the farmers!

“I am enjoying this field trip much more than I expected, and I expected to enjoy it quite a bit.” Great day of paddling...
05/09/2026

“I am enjoying this field trip much more than I expected, and I expected to enjoy it quite a bit.”

Great day of paddling recently with 5th graders and teacher John!

This one’s for the Mama’s who love to play outside (with and without their lovely children 😉) Mother’s Day is Sunday! We...
05/08/2026

This one’s for the Mama’s who love to play outside (with and without their lovely children 😉)
Mother’s Day is Sunday! We are open with lots of availability for kayaking, tubing, standup paddle boarding and canoeing!
It’s going to be a perfect day, much warmer than it has been lately 🌞

And of course we have gift cards available online, good for both river adventures and wood-fired sauna!

***NEW OFFERING*** Riversong Saunas Summer Series….Sauna + Cold Plunge + Community every Thursday evening starting May 7...
05/05/2026

***NEW OFFERING*** Riversong Saunas Summer Series….Sauna + Cold Plunge + Community every Thursday evening starting May 7th!

Community Sessions at 5:15 and 7:00 pm. Cold Tubs provided. Sauna heated to just the right mellow level. River swimming, deep relaxation and good vibes abundantly available.

Our established sauna season is November-April. We are experimenting here, learning what southern sauna can be and become throughout the year. We invite you to come learn with us 🙂

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Address

1520 E High Street
Charlottesville, VA
22902

Telephone

+1 434-218-2052

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