Navarro Xperience, Quad Cities
When your handcrafted canoe is nearly ready, we work with you to confirm your site visit dates. Each Navarro canoe order includes as little or as much of the activities below you wish. We will accommodate your schedule to customize your Navarro Xperience. These amenities are all included within your canoe order’s pricing, and are assignable as a gift if you can’t make the trip.
meet your makers
Meet your canoe craftsmen at the Navarro workshop in downtown Rock Island, Illinois. Learn about the Navarro craftsmen team’s latest projects and builds.
nahant marsh
Learn Mississippi River history and ecology with a guided tour of the region's 300+ acre marsh preserve & museum within the 500+ acre wetlands in Davenport, Iowa..
MAIDEN VOYAGE
Take your new Navarro for a maiden voyage with a local guide at Lake George in the Loud Thunder Forest Preserve in western Rock Island County, Illinois or Lost Grove Lake in North Scott County, Iowa
king or two queens?
Overnight accommodations for two at the Hotel Blackhawk in downtown Davenport, Iowa just across the river from Navarro Canoe Co.
mutton & mead
Enjoy the Brewmuda Triangle local Rock Island brewery tour, Bootleg Hill meadery tour, or Mississippi River Distillery tour. Then, dinner at Duck City Bistro, The Half Nelson or Miss Phay's.
sports, arts, Picking
Depending on the season, additional local recreational activities such as award winning minor league baseball, golf, art museum, live music, or American Pickers shopping can be added.
no portage for you
When you head home, you can opt to haul/carry your new canoe to its final destination or we will white glove ship your canoe anywhere in the contentnal US, all included.
Navarro owners only
You are provided two-lifetime user accounts in the Navarro Canoe network powered by Basecamp. Currently under construction, this Navarro canoe-owner-only forum is inspired by how Decent connects their espresso machine customers. Navarro Canoe’s forum will include best practices on maintenance, refurbishing the family heirloom, and a message board to share great paddling gear, locations and hacks. .