Upcoming paddling trips and events
July- 7-23 Wednesday: to be arranged.
- 7-30 Wednesday: to be arranged.
August
- 8-06 Wednesday, Mississippi River: Goose Island North Landing Island Tour, no shuttle needed.
- 8-13 Wednesday: to be arranged.
- 8-16 Saturday, Lemonweir River: details to be arranged by Karen.
- 8-20 Wednesday, Mississippi River: 7th Street - Goose Island North Landing.
- 8-27 Wednesday, to be arranged.
Trip details:
- Anyone is invited - bring your friends!
- Time: 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m. for Saturday trips.
- Weather: Paddles are rain or shine, but we generally avoid storms.
- Equipment: Bring your own or rent locally.
- Changes: Can be made by group emails and by consensus at the meetup spot.
- Join our email list to be included in group planning. Send an email to Brian.
About the club
The Coulee Canoe & Kayak Club (CCAKC) is a diverse group of people who love to go canoeing and kayaking! Our mission is to promote canoeing and kayaking, maintain and promote the La Crosse River Water Trail and landings, and have fun! We welcome new members to join us.
The 3.5-mile trail follows the La Crosse River from the Gillette Street landing to Riverside Park and the confluence with the Black and Mississippi Rivers.
CCAKC got started with a club-fostered stewardship grant (secured by Jessie Conaway) from the American Canoe Association (ACA) and L.L. Bean. The grant is intended to encourage paddling clubs to endorse an environmental stewardship ethic for waterways, and to make funds available for the establishment of water trails. The grant dollars were also used for this website, printed materials, signage, and improvements to the put-in site.
• If you need gear, check our Links page for rental information.
• Contact us at info@ccakc.net.
• To add your name to our google groups email list, send an email to Brian. We confirm attendance and arrange details through this list, but do not send out an "official" weekly email.
• Get the latest chatter at our Forum.
September - October schedule
September
- 9-03 Wednesday, Black River: Airport Beach - Nakomis Island; no shuttle needed; to be arranged by Karen.
- 9-10 Wednesday, La Crosse River Water Trail: Gillette Street Landing - Riverside Park.
- 9-17 Wednesday, Mississippi River: West Channel/Pettibone Park; to be arranged by Todd.
- 9-20 Saturday, Whitewater River or Trempealeau River; to be arranged.
- 9-24 Wednesday, Pettibone Lagoon.
October
- 10-04 Saturday, Black River: Hwy 35 - Upper Brice Prairie.
- 10-11 Saturday, La Crosse River: North Kinney Coulee Road - Gillette Street.
- 10-18 Saturday, To be arranged as weather permits.
Past trips
April
- 4-16 Wednesday, La Crosse River Water Trail: Gillette Street Landing - Riverside Park.
- 4-19 Saturday, Black River: Melrose - North Bend.
- 4-23 Wednesday, Black River: Hwy 35 - Lytle’s Landing.
- 4-26 Saturday, La Crosse River Water Trail Work Day: 10 a.m. at Gillette Street put-in; shuttle needed.
- 4-30 Wednesday, La Crosse River: Bangor - Lake Neshonec/Tilson Road.
May
- 5-07 Wednesday, Mississippi River: Long Lake.
- 5-10 Saturday, Kayak Fundamentals Clinic: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.; Goose Island.
- 5-14 Wednesday, Black River: Lytle’s Landing - Upper Brice Prairie.
- 5-17
Saturday, Kickapoo River: Ontario - Wildcat Mountain State Park.
- 5-21 Wednesday, Mississippi River: 7th street to rookery; no shuttle needed.
- 5-28 Wednesday, Black River: French Island/Round Lake; meet at spillway put-in.
June
- 6-01 Sunday Kayak Fundamentals Clinic 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.; Pettibone Lagoon.
- 6-04 Wednesday, Root River: To be arranged.
- 6-05 Thursday, CCAKC Stewardship Project: Channel Clearing on the la Crosse River Water Trail; 5:30-7:30 pm.
- 6-08 Sunday, Eskimo Roll Clinic: 5-7pm.
- 6-11 Wednesday, Bad Axe River: To be arranged by Tim.
- 6-14
Saturday, Robinson Creek, Shamrock, Wisconsin. This creek is really
beautiful with fun riffles; shallow water calls for kayaks, not canoes.
Meet at the Onalaska Kwik Trip, Hwy 16 across from Best Buy, 9 am.
- 6-18 Wednesday, Mississippi River: Goose Island South Landing; no shuttle needed.
- 6-21 Saturday, Upper Iowa River: Kendallville - Bluffton; meet at south La Crescent Kwik Trip; arrange camping on your own.
- 6-25
Wednesday, Mississippi River: Perrot Park Trail; no shuttle needed;
State Park sticker required; Trempealeau Motel for dinner and
afterwards.
July7-01 Wednesday, Riverfest: no organized paddle.7-09 Wednesday, La Crosse River: Hwy 108 - North Kinney Coulee Road; meet at West Salem Kwik Trip.7-16 Wednesday, Black River: French Island Spillway Lakeside Island Tour; no shuttle needed.7-19 Saturday, Wisconsin River: Spring Green - Lone Rock - Muscoda; meeting and camping to be arranged.
