Fox Valley Kayakers

Join Jared and the Mad City Paddlers for a paddle on the gorgeous upper Bois Brule River. We'll put in at Stone's Bridge Landing and paddle at least to the Winneboujou Landing. This stretch is characterized by mostly calm flatwater (including three lakes) punctuated by riffles and a few short Class I rapids.

Anyone who wants to do a bit more whitewater is welcome to run the rest of the section from Winneboujou down to the campground. This 1.5 mile stretch has nearly continuous Class I whitewater with a Class II rapid known as Little Joe. They've apparently demolished the huge boulder in the middle of the channel, so this rapid is much less dangerous and difficult than it used to be. I will be taking out at Winneboujou no matter what to begin the post-paddle shuttling.

We will begin our shuttle from Stone's Bridge Landing at 10am sharp, so be unloaded and ready to shuttle at that time. If you are joining the caravan from Bois Brule Campground to the put-in, we will leave the park at 9am. You are welcome to leave later as long as you are there and ready to shuttle by 10am.

We will stop for lunch on an island or gravel bar, so bring a packed lunch with you on the river.

This trip is not suitable for beginners, but anyone with some moving water experience should be capable of running this section successfully. Any length boat is acceptable, but shorter boats will have an easier time in the riffles and rapids. Crossover boats with a deployable skeg are ideal for this section.

Join Jared and the Mad City Paddlers for a paddle down the beautiful Manitowish River mostly through the Northern Highland American Legion State Forest. This 9.8 mile paddle goes through three small lakes and is mostly slow to swift flatwater punctuated by riffles and occasional boulder dodging and one easy Class I rapid.

Be unloaded and ready to shuttle at the landing below the Rest Lake Dam by 10am. If you wish to join the 20 minute caravan from the South Trout Lake campground, we will leave promptly at 9am. We will take out at the Highway 47 access point.

This trip is suitable for beginners in any length boat, although longer boats are ideal. There is gravel and rocks, so boats with durable materials are best.

We will eat our packed lunches on a sand or gravel bar or one of the intermediate access points along the way.

Join Jared and the Mad City Paddlers for a paddle down the beautiful Wisconsin River mostly through the Northern Highland American Legion State Forest. This 11.5 mile paddle is mostly slow to swift flatwater punctuated by riffles and occasional boulder dodging with one easy Class I rapid.

Be unloaded and ready to shuttle at the landing on County Highway D at 11am. If you wish to join the 25 minute caravan from the South Trout Lake campground, we will leave promptly at 10am. We will take out at the Fredrich Landing near McNaughton.

This trip is suitable for novices in any length boat. The rapids on this section are probably beyond the skill of true beginners. There is gravel and rocks, so boats with durable materials are best.

We will eat our packed lunches on a sand or gravel bar or at one of the river accessible campsites along the way.

Join Jared and the Mad City Paddlers for a paddle on the Milwaukee River. This 13.2 mile paddle from Waubedonia Park to Veterans Memorial Park has plenty of swift and riffly water with one Class I drop at a dam remnant near Saukville.

Be unloaded and ready to shuttle at Waubedonia Park by 10am.

This trip is suitable for beginners in any length boat. There is gravel and rocks, so boats with durable materials are best.

We will eat our packed lunches at Ehlers County Park.