Chicago River Canoe & Kayak
The Great Outdoors, Right Next Door

TRIPS TO OTHER AREA RIVERS

Des Plaines River northern trip - a 2 ½ hr. paddle in a serene setting in the forest preserves of Cook County.

Sat., July 24th, 10:00 launch
Sat., Sept. 18th, 10:00 launch
We'll launch at Rivershire Park (just north of Deerfield Rd.) and paddle to Camp Pinewoods at Euclid & River Rd.
$35 / person in canoes & tandems; $45 / person in singles
Make Reservations at 773 704-2663 or at our e-mail

Butterflies & Lupines on the Little Calumet River - The highlight of this easy 2 1/2 hour trip will be a meadow of lupine flowers - the only host of the endangered Karner Blue butterfly, which is abundant here. A Field Museum biologist will give a brief talk about the butterflies.

Sun., July 25th, 10:00 launch
$35/person in canoes & tandems; $45/person in single kayaks
Make reservations at 773 704-2663 or at our e-mail

Little Calumet River trip - Last year, our group followed a pair of egrets, birds that many people associate with the Florida wetlands, down the Little Cal in south suburban South Holland.

downriver through forest preserves about 6 miles; allow 3 hours
Sat., August 21, 10:00 launch
$35 / person in canoes or tandems; $45 / person in single kayaks
Make Reservations at 773 704-2663 or at our e-mail

Gary Lagoons - Yes, that Gary. It's really beautiful. We'll paddle the Marquette Park lagoons, cradled between two long dunes.

early Sept. , 3:15 launch
This trip will coincide with Gary's Clean Water Day, so exact details will be posted as they're available.
$35 / person in canoes & tandems; $45 / person in singles
Make Reservations at 773 704-2663 or at our e-mail

Kankakee River Paddle & Crane Viewing - Each fall, all the Sandhill Cranes of the upper Midwest fly south, stopping over at a single preserve in Northwest Indiana for a month of socializing and courtship. We’ll head over to paddle a stretch of the Kankakee River, where we may see some cranes and other migrants, then swing by the Jasper-Pulaski preserve for the sunset spectacle of as many as 15,000 cranes returning from their daily feeding grounds.

Here's a wonderful Pioneer Press " audio slide show" of the trip.
Sat., Oct. 23; Sun., Oct. 24; Sat., Oct. 30; Sun., Oct. 31; or Sat., Nov. 6
- paddling starts at midday; crane viewing from an hour before sunset; (the hours vary a bit from day to day with the sunset)
Make Reservations at 773 704-2663 or at our e-mail
$40 / person in canoes & tandems
$50 / person in singles
We'll provide transportation for a $10 contribution to gas.
Bring binoculars if you have them! And a camera.

Chicago River Canoe & Kayak The Great Outdoors, Right Next Door

Chicago River Canoe & Kayak
The Great Outdoors, Right Next Door