Paddling Guides in Illinois

Carlyle Lake

Carlyle, Illinois 62231
Filed Under: Camping, Cultural, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Paddling, Skiing
Carlyle Lake is located on the Kaskaskia River, approximately 107 miles above its mouth, near the community of Carlyle, Illinois. Carlyle Lake is the largest man-made lake in Illinois, with over 26,0 ...
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Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge

Havana, Illinois 62644
Filed Under: Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Paddling
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1936 by Executive Order 7524, which authorized the purchase of lands owned by the defunct Chautauqua Drainage and Levee District. The refuge exte ...
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Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge

Marion, Illinois 62959
Filed Under: Cultural, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Paddling
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge's 44,000 acres of land and water contain a wide diversity of flora and fauna. Major habitat types on the refuge include hardwood forest, agricultural land, grazin ...
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Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge

Ullin, Illinois 62992
Filed Under: Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Paddling
The Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge is located in southernmost Illinois within the Cache River Watershed. The refuge was established in 1990 under the Emergency Wetlands Resource Act of 1986 to ...
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Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge

Havana, Illinois 62644
Filed Under: Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Paddling
Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge was established December 29, 1993 with the purchase of its first 284 acres. About 2,200 acres have been acquired to date. The refuge is being assembled to protect, r ...
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Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor

Lockport, Illinois 60441
Filed Under: Camping, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Hunting, Paddling, Skiing
The Illinois & Michigan Canal, completed in 1848, connected the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River watershed along a longstanding Indian portage route. The 97-mile canal extended from the Chicago Ri ...
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Lake Shelbyville

Shelbyville, Illinois 62565
Filed Under: Camping, Cultural, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Hunting, Paddling, Skiing
Lake Shelbyville, located in central Illinois, offers beaches, hiking trails, marinas, boat ramps, and over 1500 campsites. The US Army Corps of Engineers, the Illinois Department of Natural Resource ...
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Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge

Quincy, Illinois 62301
Filed Under: Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Paddling
Located within the Mississippi Flyway, one of the nation's most important flyway routes, Mark Twain NWR provides waterfowl and other migratory birds with food, water and protection during the spring a ...
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Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge

Meredosia, Illinois
Filed Under: Fishing, Hiking, Paddling
Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge is located along the east side of the Illinois River in Cass and Morgan counties, about 50 miles west of Springfield, IL. It is positioned in the upper end of the Al ...
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Rend Lake

Benton, Illinois 62812
Filed Under: Camping, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Hunting, Paddling
Rend Lake, IL, located in the heart of southern Illinois, is a natural haven for wildlife and a recreational haven for visitors. Rend Lake consists of 18,900 acres of water and 20,000 acres of land. ...
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