F.A.Q.s

Reservations are not required, but are highly recommended.

Do the boats ever fill up? Will I be turned away?

The boats rarely fill up, but on the occasion they do, a second boat will be taken out if one is available. You can guarantee your seat by purchasing tickets in advance either online or over the phone.

Yes, the lower level of both of our boats is fully enclosed.

Yes, we have a snack bar on board that serves sandwiches, chips, candy, soda, wine, and bottled beer. No carry-on alcoholic beverages or outside food is allowed on the boats. You can also preorder a River Rock Meal for your daily excursion or stop by our River Rock Patio to purchase food to bring onboard your trip.

Which cruises provide lunch?

Our daily excursions do not provide lunch, but if you like, you can add a River Rock Meal when you book your daily excursion, sundown, or twilight cruise tickets online by 11 pm the day before your boat trip.

Yes, we do allow dogs on our daily excursions, sundown, or our twilight cruise, but they need to be kept on a leash at all times.

The Taylors Falls Scenic Boat Tours are handicap friendly. Both boats are somewhat accessible, depending on a variety of factors. The lower level of the boat is accessible in a semi-limited capacity to most standard-size manual wheelchairs during normal water levels. The restrooms onboard are not handicapped accessible, but there are handicapped stalls in our restrooms next to the ticket window in the brown building. There is no elevator to the 2nd level of the boat. The staff and crew at the Taylors Falls Scenic Boat Tours are committed to assisting guests with accessibility whenever possible. If you have questions please call our staff and we would be happy to answer your questions regarding the water levels and the type of handicap accessibility that you are looking for. For questions, please call 651-465-6315.

CLICK HERE for images of the assistance offered and handicap accessibility.

Yes, there are restrooms available on board but the restrooms are not handicap accessible. Prior to boarding, we recommend using the restrooms next to our ticket window (brown building) which have handicap stalls.

There is limited parking available next to and behind the Taylors Falls Scenic Boat Tours stand. Additional parking is available behind Casey’s gas station and on Bench Street in Taylors Falls. We highly recommend parking on the north end of town and spending some time exploring the local shops while taking the short walk to the boat tours. There is a beautiful walkway under the Hwy 8 bridge that will lead you safely to the boat tours from downtown Taylors Falls. Please note: if you park at the MN Interstate Park there is a fee.

Your tickets will be emailed to you automatically when a reservation is made, but there is no need to print the tickets out. Your name will be on our manifest for daily excursions, sundown, and twilight cruises.

Your Daily Excursion, Sundown, or Twilight Cruise reservations are nonrefundable, but you may reschedule with a 24-hour notice via your confirmation email or by calling us at 651-465-6315.

We offer a discount to our U.S. troops as a way of saying thank you! Any service personnel and their immediate family (spouse and children under the age of 18) will receive a discount on our daily excursion ticket when showing a valid current military ID at our boat stand or when purchasing your tickets when booking online. Valid anytime.