Submit a Trip

Help fellow paddlers find (and sometimes avoid) area water trails by submitting your own trip review to this site!


	  	Core Information
Title  *eg Kickapoo River - Ontario to Rockton
Star Rating  *1 is the worst, 5 is the best.  You can use halves.  eg 3.5
Put-In  *
Take-Out  *
Author  *You don't have to use your real name.
Email  *Important so I can contact you for questions.  Will NOT be made public...unless you really want.
Trip Description What would prospective paddlers need to know about this trip?  What did you experience?  Don't worry about length...no such thing as too much information on this site!

Good topic points include: put-in and take-out issues; bike shuttle and livery info; river depth, navigability and current; substrate and water quality; wildlife; hazards and log jams; human impact or pollution; and alternative and hindsight paddle trips.
 
Optional Information
Date Paddled What day did you paddle this trip?
Time How long did this trip take?  You can use qualifiers like "3 hours, but we took our time."
Photo Gallery VERY valuable if you can provide pictures.  I can do the technical work, if I just have a link to a Dropbox, Picassa or other public gallery.  You can leave this blank and we can confer over email about how best to transfer your photos to the site if need be.
Featured Image Iconic image of the trip that will be used as a thumbnail on the homepage (just a description will suffice and I can probably find it).
Gradient In feet per per mile.  eg 5' per Mile
Nearest Depth Marker An official marker, but doesn't have to be on the river (can be on a nearby one of similar size).  You can find these at USGS.  eg USGS 05407470 - Ontario.
Current Depth Conditions Link Obtain from here.  eg http://waterdata.usgs.gov/wi/nwis/uv/?site_no=05407470&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060
Depth When Paddled Again, the USGS gauges are best.  Use both CFS and depth if possible.  eg 250 CFS and 5.3'
Map I can always make a map for you if more convenient.  Google "My Places" is best.  Go to My Places, click "create map" in classic mode.  When done, paste in the provided map code (ideally 555px by 350px).
Video Huge bonus if you have.  Youtube and Vimeo have free services to host your video.  Youtube easily allows you to crop, combine, color correct and label your videos.  You can just share the link (or even the raw video if you prefer).  Questions, let me know.
Miscellaneous Comments to the Webmaster Details/questions that you would like to share with me, but not be published with the report.
 
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Public Disclaimer. I respect your intellectual property and anything you submit will remain your own. If at any time you want to take down part or all of your review, I will endeavor to oblige in a timely manner. Any material submitted to this site again remains your own and can be resubmitted to other sources however you deem fit.

13 Comments to “Submit a Trip”

Sarah says:

April 22, 2016 at 9:09 am

Good Morning. I purchased my first kayak this week and am very excited to start paddling. I have only gone a couple times though so am looking for advice on some good rivers to kayak.(hopefully within the next couple weeks) I will be bringing my bike to get back to my car so please keep that in mind when giving me your suggestions. Thanks much!! Seriously, this site is so helpful!! Sarah

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Mark Martello from Wisconsin River between Rhinelander and Tomahawk says:

May 24, 2016 at 4:05 am

Please consider reviewing the Wisconsin River starting at Hat Rapids dam down to the Rollie Road DNR Canoe landing. It’s my “home paddle” and I would love to see how you rate it.

thanks,
Mark

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1. Aaron from Dell Creek says:
  
  May 24, 2016 at 7:42 am
  
  Thanks for the comment! The prospect sounds great and if it were a local trip, I would do it next weekend. Unfortunately, I live in southern Wisconsin and that is a very long drive. We’ll see!
  
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Bonnie Senft from Burlington says:

August 8, 2016 at 7:31 pm

It was just what we wanted. A short paddle before dinner. Easy parking and water access.

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Austin from yellow river/mill creek says:

June 28, 2017 at 6:28 pm

Hello,
Way too long time no comment! You reviewed a trip once where there is a cavern/cave/arch that you can paddle through. I’ve been searching your reviews to no avail. I thought/figured it was in the driftless area but didn’t find it in any of those…
Surely you know what im talking about? I certainly hope so!
I do believe its the only feature on any river quite like that; it was fairly sandstoney i do believe.
Thanks for all the reviews!!!

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1. Austin from yellow river/mill creek says:
  
  June 28, 2017 at 7:36 pm
  
  ah looks like i found it over on milespaddled
  Mormon Creek, Oehler Cave or whatnot. Looks like a crummy
  paddle unfortunately. On the flipside I stumbled across your review of Bridge Creek that looks neat-o.
  
  Where ya paddling this weekend??
  
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Eric G. from Yahara says:

August 29, 2017 at 9:58 pm

Hi, I just did a short bike/paddle trip on the Sugar (Riverside-Paoli) it was a great trip but I would like to extend it and I was looking into Badger Mill Creek. starting at Bruce Street in Verona, under the highway and on to the confluence with the Sugar and then down to Paoli. I checked out the sections I could drive to and it looked fairly doable.Looking at google maps it looks as if there are a couple of (low?) farm bridges and maybe some fences… Do you know if anyone has tried it?

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zach from Black Earth Creek says:

April 28, 2020 at 8:49 pm

Question, I purchased a pungo 105 (quite an upgrade from my sun dolphin aruba 10) and was wondering what your opinion is on it. Its pretty similar in size and shape and honestly I love my aruba 10. I do small rivers and creeks, and am planning on doing the little platte river from your post stumpton road to hwy 0, and was just wondering your thoughts on my boat purchase for this type of paddling (mild buyers remorse but we will see how it handles this friday when I get it out.)

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1. Aaron from Dell Creek says:
  
  April 28, 2020 at 9:04 pm
  
  You know I’m not familiar with the Pungo 105…but I am familiar with the manufacturer (Wilderness) and I consider them top notch. I also like the length (one of my boats is that width). IMO this seems like a good buy.
  
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Shep and Mary from West Side of Milwaukee says:

July 30, 2020 at 7:34 pm

Bark River is wonderfully clean and fresh until you get to the Hwy 18 Wayside near Dousman.

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1. Aaron from Dell Creek says:
  
  July 30, 2020 at 7:41 pm
  
  Yeah, it does change after that point. There is still good paddling to be had on the river though.
  
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Jeff Michaelis from Yahara River says:

August 22, 2020 at 5:42 pm

Absolutely love your website! Have used the overview maps and many other features. I think I have kayaked eight weeks in a row with one week off. The only thing I wish your site had was the date of each review. Or am I missing it somewhere? I keep looking. The only ones that seem to have dates are the most recent ones on the homepage.

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1. Aaron from Dell Creek says:
  
  August 22, 2020 at 6:43 pm
  
  Thanks for the kind words! 99% of reviews will have a date (I think a few don’t). If you view a page (say https://www.wisconsinrivertrips.com/segments/upper-dell-creek) the date will be at the top. eg Date Paddled: March 31st, 2019
  
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