Lake Townsend Marina sits within Greensboro’s Bryan Park complex on Lake Townsend, the largest of the city’s three municipal reservoirs at 1,553 acres, open to the public since 1969. Operated by the City of Greensboro Parks and Recreation Department, the marina offers boat rentals, a fishing pier, a boat ramp, restrooms, and snack machines in a scenic, wooded setting.

Rental options include row boats and kayaks for fishing or leisurely paddling, along with a fleet of small sailboats available to the general public during the summer season — Lake Townsend is especially popular for pleasure boating and sailing, and is home to the Lake Townsend Yacht Club, a friendly, non-exclusive club that hosts summer sailing races and welcomes non-boat-owners to join in. Swimming, sailboards, and water skiing are not permitted on the lake, keeping it reserved for small craft, sailing, and fishing.

The lake supports bass, catfish, and crappie fishing, and the surrounding Bryan Park offers golf, tennis, hiking trails, and picnic areas for a full day outdoors beyond the water.

For anglers, paddlers, and sailors near Greensboro looking for affordable row boat, kayak, or sailboat rentals on a scenic municipal lake, Lake Townsend Marina offers a well-established, city-run destination in Browns Summit.