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Paddling in Southern WI (Read 2783 times)

purdue93 Jr. Member Offline Posts: 51 Joined: Jan 3^rd, 2005	Paddling in Southern WI May 31^st, 2005 at 9:53am	Quote Print Post
	I am looking to take my family for a paddle down a river in Southern WI. Since we are coming from Central IL and it will only be a day of paddling, I would prefer not go more than an hour north of Madison. We just want to go down a river, stop at some point and burn some hot dogs and then paddle more. Very relaxed. Any suggestions would be appreciated.


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The_Beaver Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1131 Location: Middleton, WI Joined: Jan 10^th, 2005	Re: Paddling in Southern WI Reply #1 - May 31^st, 2005 at 2:22pm	Quote Print Post
	The Lower Wisconsin River is a very nice paddle. Lots of places to put in. Sandbars and sandy shoreline abounds for grilling up some dogs. In the summer the current is still pretty fast but should not present much danger. Shuttle services are available. I usually put in at Sauk City or Arena. Send me an IM if you want more info. The Beaver


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Bannock Inukshuk Offline Posts: 656 Joined: Dec 6^th, 2002	Re: Paddling in Southern WI Reply #2 - May 31^st, 2005 at 3:16pm	Quote Print Post
	Quote: I am looking to take my family for a paddle down a river in Southern WI. Since we are coming from Central IL and it will only be a day of paddling, I would prefer not go more than an hour north of Madison. We just want to go down a river, stop at some point and burn some hot dogs and then paddle more. Very relaxed. Any suggestions would be appreciated. You might like the Baraboo River. I highly suggest the Wonewoc area (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links); though it probably is slightly beyond the hour away from Madison limit. There is also the baraboo area (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links); However, I feel it is slightly less desireable though within an hour of Madison.


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travelinman Inukshuk Offline Posts: 76 Location: Chicago Joined: Jun 15^th, 2004	Re: Paddling in Southern WI Reply #3 - Jun 24^th, 2005 at 2:26pm	Quote Print Post
	Bybass southern WI and head to the upper Iowa near Decorah, IA. I live in IL and have tried many of the waters around here and found most to be dirty and polluted. Upper IA river is as good as you will find for a float around here. MI has some nice 2 day floats as well But then you will have to fight all the traffic around Chi town.


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