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Today's Groupon rents you a way to see the world without using your walkingwheels or automolegs. For $30, you can float or pedal with $60 worth of boat and bike rentals at Shoreline Lake Aquatic Center and Café. Shoreline Lake Aquatic Center provides equipment to explore Shoreline Lake, a safe and scenic waterway that was built for sporting on the doorstep of sunny Mountain View.

Rent a pedalboat, canoe, or rowboat for a day (a full day costs $53), or divide your time between boat and bicycle ($22 for a half-day bike and helmet rental). Click here to see Shoreline Aquatic's rates. A wildlife sanctuary with rare birds and cuddlesome critters surrounds Shoreline Lake, so it's the perfect place to spend the day gliding on the water or biking in the breeze. Get a glimpse of the migratory birds that often nest on the island in the middle of the lake, or explore the fresh-air landscape of Shoreline's 50 acres.

Shoreline has extensive rolling grasslands for picnicking, a dog run outside the park, and an area for kite flying and simple electricity experiments. This Groupon is good for an entire year, so save it for sunny months or beat the crowds by boating in 'bruary.

You must redeem your Groupon in a single visit.

Reviews

Most people in San Jose are too busy playing water sports with former NFL coaches at the Shoreline Lake Aquatic Center and Café to review it, but Yelpers give it 3.5 stars, and one Judy’s Book user gives it four.

• I love going there again and again. – Naresh G., Judy’s Book
• I took windsurfing lessons here in July of 2008 and it was the best thing that I did all summer! – Chris L., Yelp