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Kayak Academy Store

Store Summer Hours:
Monday & Tuesday: 9am - 6pm
Wednesday & Thursday: 9am - 4:30pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday: 9am - 5pm
Sunday: 10am - 6pm

the Front Street exit off I-90 (exit 17) or the Issaquah/Hobart Road exit off Hwy. 18.

Directions To Our Store

From eastbound I-90:

Exit 15 onto SR 900, going south toward Renton.
Follow SR 900 five miles to the stop light for SE May Valley Rd.
Left on SE May Valley Rd.
Right onto 188th Ave SE which is just before the first curve.
Right at the Second driveway on the right. 11801 188th Ave SE

From westbound on I-90:
Exit onto Front St (Exit 17 for Issaquah) and drive through town. Front St. becomes Issaquah-Hobart Rd follow. Continue about five miles.
Right onto SE May Valley Road at the stop light. Follow SE May Valley Rd for several miles and through a 3 way blinking stop light intersection. Continue for 1 mile.
Left onto 188th Ave SE which is at the end of a curve
Right at the Second driveway on the right. 11801 188th Ave SE

From Hwy 18:
Exit onto Issaquah-Hobart Rd. going north
Take a left onto Issaquah-Hobart Rd and follow it several miles to the stop light for SE May Valley Rd
Take a left onto SE May Valley Rd and follow it several miles and through a 3 way blinking stop light intersection. Continue for 1 mile
Left onto 188th Ave SE which is at the end of a curve
Right at the Second driveway on the right. 11801 188th Ave SE

From northbound I-405:

Exit 5 onto SR 900/Sunset Way, going north toward Issaquah.
Follow SR 900 6.5 miles to the stop light for SE May Valley Rd.
Right on SE May Valley Rd.
Right onto 188th Ave SE which is just before the first curve.
Right at the Second driveway on the right. 11801 188th Ave SE

For driving directions to our shop, click on the blue place marker on the map.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Store Address:
Kayak Academy
11801 188th Ave SE
Issaquah, WA 98027

On-Water Demo/Rental Hours
(open seasonally, 12pm-6pm Friday, Saturday, Sunday only, call to reserve sea kayaks):

On-Water Rental Location (hourly rentals are run through our subsidiary)
Issaquah Paddle Sports (click link for more information)
at Lake Sammamish State Park - Tibbetts Beach

The address for the park office (but the park entrance is the next driveway west of the office entrance):
2000 NW Sammamish Rd.
Issaquah, WA 98027

E-Mail: info@kayakacademy.com
Phone: (206) 527-1825
Toll Free: 1 866 306-1825
Fax: (425) 235-2257

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Kayak Academy Alumni Google Group

Alumni only: you can now stay connected with other students, share photos and keep informed of kayak events around the Puget Sound. We use this group to make announcements and setup informal paddles. To sign up, go to the Kayak Academy Alumni Google Group.

Kayak Academy is on Facebook

Stay in touch with other paddlers, hear about events before they happen, and share your own experience. Kayak Academy is on Facebook.

Tibbitts Beach

Many of our lessons, events & Issaquah Paddle Sports Concession are held at Tibbitts Beach in Lake Sammamish State Park. At right is a picture of our storage sheds as we prepare for a class. Below is a Google map of Tibbitts Beach. Click on the blue place marker on the map for driving directions.

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The address for the park office is:
2000 NW Sammamish Rd.
Issaquah, WA 98027

(the park entrance is the next driveway west of the office entrance)