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Find the Fox – Canoe Trip 2
June 19, 2016 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
$10.00 – $20.00River Trip #2
Carpentersville Dam to Voyageur’s Landing – 3.85 miles
This trip begins just downstream of the Carpentersville Dam. You’ll paddle through the pleasant urban corridor of Carpentersville and East and West Dundee. For the last mile or so of the trip the river broadens out as it begins to pool above the next dam in Elgin.
This easy family friendly river trip ends at Voyageurs Landing Forest Preserve on the west side of the river just north of the I90 Tollway.
General Trip Schedule
- River trip (canoe and kayak) participants will meet at the “Take-Out”.
- Volunteer shuttle drivers shuttle paddlers to the “Put-In”.
- At the launch site we will review basic paddling strokes and techniques, discuss safety on the river, fit and adjust gear & boats before launching.
- Paddle the Fox River
- Take-Out, load boats, shuttle volunteer shuttle drivers back to launch site.