Candy bars, soda and… kayaks? New Virginia Beach vending machines sell something more.
Sugar bars, soda boxes and now… Ski?
Some vending in Virginia Beach parks distribute more than snacks and drinks after the addition of a new boat vending automat in the Stumpy Lake Natural.
Last year, Virginia Beach Parks and Recreation founded new boat rental kiosks in Munden Point Park and Lake Lawson/Lake Smith Natural Area last year, and their popularity encouraged the installation of a new and larger vending.
There are 12 boats in the city of Stumpy Lake and Munden Point Park and Lake Lawson/Lake Smith have eight boats in the vending automat. Rents, single driver boat, life vest and shovel, between $ 25 up to two hours and $ 15 for each time of the next hour. The cost of a season pass is $ 99.
Tyler records records on Friday, June 20, 2025 in the “Rent.fun” application, which he returned from the boat he rented from the boat kiosk in the Stumpy Lake Natural Area in Virginia Beach. The application controls the payment and locking mechanism to access skiing. (Kendall Warner / Virginian-Pilot) Brandon Cyphers, Front and Tyler Deem, on Friday, June 20, Friday Friday, Virginia Lake Natural Area after fishing after fishing to the boat kioskuna. Skiing can be rented up to $ 25 up to two hours and for $ 15 for each hour. One season pass can be reached to $ 99. (Kendall Warner / Virginian-Pilot) Tyler Deem, on June 20, 2025 Friday, in the Lake Virginia Natural Zone after fishing after a boat to return to the boat kioska a boat. (Kendall Warner / Virginian-Pilot) Brandon Cyphers helps one of the rent, the rent, helps one of the rental rentals. On Friday, June 20, 2025 Friday (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot) on Friday, June 20, Virginia Lake Natural Area in Stumpy Lake Natural Area 6 625. Show ski kioskunu. Skiing can be rented for up to two hours. One season pass can be reached to $ 99. (Kendall Warner / Virginian pilot)Expand
Tenants use a rent. The rental also contains a number of wheels that will help you get boats into the water.
. Rent.fun Website It lists more than 100 automatic machines, but only a handful of Virginia and Hampton roads. Suffolk has a boat rental machines in Constance Wharf and Sleepy Hole Park, and Smithfield’s Windsor Castle Park and York County’s Back Creek Park also has a machine.
In Virginia Beach, the automators, which cost approximately $ 100,000 for all three locations, replaced a cumbersome rental process.
“We made a rental in Munden Point, but this required very intense and cash processing measures,” City Spokesman Ali Weaterton said in an e-mail. “We also had a third -party agreement with a local company in the Stumpy Lake Natural region. It was awarded with this competitive proposal process. This was proven to be inconsistent. Parks and recreation later decided to investigate rental kiosks and found them in a way to comply with all the rental needs for more than one place.”
Automats became a hit.
Since the installation in April 2024, about 900 boats have been rented at Munden Point and Lake Lawson/Lake Smith. The new kiosk in Lake Stumpy has rented more than 500 in the last three months.
And more boats come: There is more to come to Virginia Beach: a new device machine is planned when there is a Bow Creek Rain Road Park Completed at 2026 or 27.
Jami Frankenberry, Jami.frankenberry@pilotonline.com
