Hungry Mother State Park

Set in the mountains near Marion, VA, Hungry Mother State Park centers around a calm lake tucked between wooded ridges, one of Virginia's original state parks and still one of its most peaceful. Whenever Watersports keeps a self-serve kiosk on-site, making a kayak rental near me as easy as pulling out your phone. Download the app, unlock a single or tandem kayak, or grab one of our paddleboards, and you're paddling Hungry Mother Lake within minutes, with steep mountain shoreline and hardwood forest on every side. It's an easy, low-key way to get out on the water and find a kayak rental in Marion, VA without any advance reservation.