Rock River, Oregon to Grand Detour 6-5-22

Put in at Oregon Park East, Oregon, IL Be at put in at 9:30 am with car shift at 10:00 Members and guests are invited. Water is fast and a bit rough for the first couple hundred yards, then calms … Continue reading

Turtle Creek Paddle 11-07-21 from O’Riley Road to Sweet Allyn Park

Paddle is open to members and guests of area paddling clubs. I am a member of three clubs, State Line Paddlers, Prairie State Canoeists, and Mad City paddlers. The invitation is to members and guest of all.Meet at the launch … Continue reading

Pecatonica River from Brewster’s Landing to McNeil’s Damascus Landing on Sunday, Sep. 19, 2021

Stateline Paddlers is hosting a trip on the Pecatonica River from Brewster’s Landing on Winslow Road  west of Illinois Route 26 to McNeil’s Damascus Landing on Sunday, Sep. 19, 2021. Landing at McConnell is about seven miles, It is an … Continue reading

Canceled due to low water moved to Pecatonica River. Paddle the Kish from Bauman Park to Atwood- Sunday, Sep. 19, 2021

Canceled due to low water moved to Pecatonica River. Stateline Paddlers is hosting a trip on the Kishwaukee River from Bauman Park in Cherry Valley to Seth Atwood forest preserve on Sunday, Sep. 19, 2021. We will need to follow … Continue reading

Sugar River Paddle, Yale Bridge Road to Two Rivers Forest Preserve or Macktown, August 22, 2021

We will meet at Yale Bridge on Sunday, August 22, 2021 at about 9:07 AM. The canoe launch is north of Sugar River Forest Preserve as shown in the map below. We will shuttle at 9:37 and try to be … Continue reading

Paddle on Kish from Bauman Park to Atwood on 7-11-21

Stateline Paddlers is hosting a trip on the Kishwaukee River from Bauman Park in Cherry Valley to Seth Atwood forest preserve on Sunday, July 11, 2021.  We will need to follow the CDC guidelines for social distancing.  Car shuttle is at 10:00, so … Continue reading

Rock River paddle from Beloit to Riverside Park, Sunday, June 13, 2021

I am hosting a StateLinePaddlers trip on the Rock River from Beloit to Riverside Park.    We will meet at 9:34 with the car shuttle at 10:00. This should allow us to be on the river at 10:30. We will meet … Continue reading

Rock River – Oregon, IL to Grand Detour, IL

Annual Rock River Paddle – Oregon, IL to Grand Detour, IL Saturday 29 May 2021 (Saturday before Memorial Day) I am hosting a State Line Paddlers trip from East Park, Oregon to the Canoe, Kayak Launch at Grand Detour. Plan … Continue reading

Rock River Paddle, Oregon to Grand Detour

I am hosting a State Line Paddlers trip on the Rock from Oregon to Grand Detour on Sunday 8 November. This is the last trip of the year that I will host. The trip is about 11 miles.Lunch stop is … Continue reading

Turtle Creek Paddle

9:45 am on 11-1-20 from O’ Riley Road Nature area to Sweet Allyn Park Expect temperatures in the low to mid forties and mostly sunny. I am wearing my dry suit.Trip is contingent on enough people signing up to do … Continue reading