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Kishwaukee River trip
- put in at Hickory Bill's Island Canoe Launch
on 05/11/2013
By:
KFP
"Very chilly and windy day. Put in at Hickory Bill's was at the bottom of a ramp downhill about 20 ft. Fairly easy to walk down. The river was high and very fast. Completely blocked by trees at about 5 miles from HB's launch point. Beware the construction passing under I-90 bridge. If you paddle to the left you will be shunted into a hazardous box culvert. Fun, but dangerous! Espenschied take-out was a bit challenging on a severe bend in the river with a swift current."
Kishwaukee River trip
- put in at Hickory Bill's Island Canoe Launch
on 09/05/2012
By:
Carolyn
"Spent a lovely late summer day floating. Took us 4:25 to go on this float. Had to walk across several shallow spots. Also several areas of downed trees. It was still a gorgeous paddle. Saw blue and green herons, deer, turkey, cedar wax wings, woodpeckers, 1 1/2 ft carp, many smaller fish, turtles and lots more. Any of the areas we had to carry were easy to walk on with water shoes."
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Clock Tower Park - Algonquin, IL
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Fox River (IL)
by mpstek on 04/12/2013
Clock Tower Park just below dam in Algonquin On Fox River. Just Across From Port Edwards Restaurant. Parking Along S Harrison and at the end of LaFox River Drive. Nice Launch About a 50-200 foot carry to launch
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Help put in the put-ins!
Your help is needed in locating put-ins. If you know of some terrific put-ins, try out the new Google map interface to add in your favorite put-ins.
Don't keep them secret, let us all enjoy them.
Click the image below to find some amazing put-ins!
With the new mapping interface you can view all put-ins in Google Maps! Mapped by GPS location through Google's mapping interface allowing you to see exactly where you are putting in and taking out. You can even get driving directions to the put-in -just enter your address in the start address field and click on a put-in and you'll instantly have directions to your put-in.
Tons of put-ins on the Kish, Nippersink, Des Plaines and Fox rivers as well as many others. Feel free to add your own put-in or email me the details and I'll be sure to add it in.
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Welcome to PaddleAway.com:
A site dedicated to kayakers and canoeists. This site was developed to help paddlers
find the information they need to get them out on the water. Illinois has numerous places to paddle and relax. Hopefully
this site will help both veteran and novice paddlers alike find great
places to paddle.
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What can you do here?
Besides the put-ins list and mapping interface, we have a link to paddling clubs in Illinois, rental links, as well as links to video footage of some local waterways.
Most paddlers will likely be interested in the Put-Ins section which has links to info on the put-in, weather for the specific put-in as well as a link to USGS water data for up-to-date flow and depth levels.
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Upcoming Site Enhancements
(these may take a while ;))
- To see what fellow paddlers are interested in, a list of top visited put-ins sorted by popularity
- Distance between put-ins -on rivers and especially along Lake Michigan lakeshore .
- Allow data to be added and modified from the web by members
Completed:
- Trip Reports
- Add overlays to google maps easily identifying popular paddling destinations
- Link USGS data with geographical coordinates to Google Maps markers
- Add a video and photo gallery linked to a particular stretch/section of rivers/lakes
- Ability to track your trips by creating and saving routes on map
- Boat and gear review section
- Canoe/kayak rentals in close proximity to put-in sites.
- Calendar of upcoming paddling trips and events
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