Boating Canoeing Kayaking 
Kayaking 
 
Resources & Links
Locally - US Coast Guard Auxiliary offers boating safety classes in the area
Visit their Website for a schedule
Boating Safety Resource Center
Boating Safety
BoatSafe
Fox River Water Trails
Fox River Put-Ins
Illinois Paddles - Fox River Water Trail  video
 
canoe
Canoe, Kayak Tours, Sales, Equipment
Ayers Landing
Wedron,  IL 815-434-2233

The Canoe Shack
10 S. River St.,  Elgin, IL 630-584-8017  

C & M Canoe Rental
3401 E. 2062nd Rd., Ottawa. IL
815-434-6690
Mail: P.O. Box 178, Wedron, IL 60557

Flatwater Canoe & Kayak Rental
8621 US Highway 12, Richmond, IL
815-353-7333

Freemans Sports
129 E. Hydraulic St., Yorkville, IL
630-553-0515

Geneva Kayak Center
301 E. Hydraulic St., Yorkville, IL
630-232-0320

Paddle and Trail of Aurora
107 Spruce St., Aurora, IL
630-506-5706

MountainTops
St. Charles  630-513-7608

River Adventures at Skydive Chicago
Ottawa, IL
815-434-2142 or 481-2142
Tip-A-Canoe Canoe Rentals
Burlington, WI, 414-537-3227

2K Adventure Gear
10310 N. Main St., Richmond, IL
815-862-1400
Canoe Race 
Boating Opportunities
Take a Paddlewheel cruise on the Fox River, from Pottawattomie Park in St. Charles  Link
Lake boating at the Chain O'Lakes - Fox Waterway Agency
 
Special Canoe & Kayak Opportunities
Yorkville's Marge Cline Whitewater Course
Mid-American Canoe & Kayak Race
Annual Event in June sponsored by Fox Valley Park District
Peddle-Paddle Through the Prairie Event
Annual Event in June sponsored by McHenry County Conservation Foundation
 
 
 
  Guide
Read more about
recreation opportunities
in the Online Guide,
starting on page 26
 
 
Canoeing
 
 
A Citizen's Guide to Preserving the Fox River
in Illinois