Jackson Kayak

Gnarvana Kayak - 2025

What Our Gearhead® Experts Are Saying:

"The Gnarvana is my top choice for sending gnarly creeks and steep drops. The high-rockered profile helps me stay up and over hydraulics, and the Bees Knees thigh hooks give me so much control—it feels like the boat becomes part of me. Whether I’m on my backyard class IV or testing a new line, I trust this ride every time."

When it’s go time on steep creeks and pushy flows, we grab the Jackson Kayak Gnarvana and know we’re in for a good line. This design pulls the best traits from the beloved Nirvana and cranks the performance up with a higher rockered bow, a wider midsection, and a confidence-boosting feel that keeps us high, dry, and charging. With its agile profile and impressive float, this boat feels intuitive from the first ferry to the final boof.

Jackson backs that power with comfort and control systems we’ve come to love—like the patented Bees Knees thigh hooks, Uni-Shock bulkhead, and Sure-Lock backband. Each feature is built for responsive connection and impact protection, so we can focus on finding the fun, not bracing for hits. With three sizes to choose from, the Gnarvana delivers high-performance creek boating for paddlers across the spectrum.