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Other Outdoors Resources

Websites to help plan your trip!

Paddleaway: a site with maps, put ins, and dam information. Provides both maps and charts.

Illinois DNR: IL department of Natural Resources. Provides laws, guidelines, and other official information.

TripleBlaze: Reviews of parks and campgrounds, primarily for hikers. Great for seeing peer reviews and information of campsites.

USGS: Water Levels from the United States geological survey. Use it to discover if a river is at flood stage.

EveryTrail: User trip reports and reviews. Helpful when planning for parking/ transportation.

Ripco: List of dams and portage instructions for major bodies of water.

Daft Logic: An advanced distance calculator perfect for mapping trips. Enables map distance calculation, as well as a general "how far is it between two points?" for both map view and satellite views. 

Wisconsin River Trips: A resource towards planning and mapping WI rivers.

Kayaking Near Me: A resource for many states in the midwest
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