Paddle Tippecanoe River Weekend
Tippecanoe River State Park
June 20-22, 2025
Co-Trip Leaders: John Carlson and Janice Windes
Type of Trip: Paddle/Camping
Trip Cost/Deposit: $110 Kayak
Trip Cost: Canoe $85 (2 per canoe required)
Single Kayak - $110 Personal Canoe or Kayak - $60
Single Kayak - $110
Personal Canoe or Kayak - $60
Cancellation Date and full payment: May 20, 2025
Wilderness Level: 3 - typical meetup day event in good weather setting with cell coverage, Class 1 River
Trip Difficulty: 24 Miles total, 12 miles each day
Policy on Fitness Self-Assessment Level 1: Applies to trips in which we carry only day packs and stay on maintained trails. Hiking distances range from 3-6 mile, and elevation gain can be as much as 2000 feet. You should be comfortable hiking 3-6 miles in a day with considerable gain/loss on good trails. Level 2: Primarily applies to trips in which we carry only day packs. In one day, we can hike up to 9 miles and 4500 feet of elevation gain on maintained trails, or up to 7 miles and 2000 feet of elevation gain on more rugged, less-maintained trails. For a Level 2 trip you should be comfortable hiking 6-8 miles in a day in hilly or mountainous terrain with a light day pack. If a backpacking trip has a Level 2 rating, it means the distances are 2-4 miles with little elevation gain/loss.
Policy on Fitness Self-Assessment
Level 1: Applies to trips in which we carry only day packs and stay on maintained trails. Hiking distances range from 3-6 mile, and elevation gain can be as much as 2000 feet. You should be comfortable hiking 3-6 miles in a day with considerable gain/loss on good trails.
Level 2: Primarily applies to trips in which we carry only day packs. In one day, we can hike up to 9 miles and 4500 feet of elevation gain on maintained trails, or up to 7 miles and 2000 feet of elevation gain on more rugged, less-maintained trails. For a Level 2 trip you should be comfortable hiking 6-8 miles in a day in hilly or mountainous terrain with a light day pack. If a backpacking trip has a Level 2 rating, it means the distances are 2-4 miles with little elevation gain/loss.
Group Size: 8/7 Maximum/Minimum
Adults, High School over 16 with trip leader permission
The plan is for an overnight paddle trip on the Tippecanoe River with camping at the Tippecanoe River State Park with camp sites reserved on the water.
Arrive at Tippecanoe River State Park Friday evening. In the morning we will drive to Riverside Canoe, by 8:00 AM on Saturday June 20, the Livery will shuttle us 24 miles to the put in point upstream.
Lunch will be on the water, please bring your own food to eat for both days.
Dinners and breakfasts will be on your own. We will bring a Coleman stove for hot water. Please bring your “backpacking stoves”, cookware and food.
Riverside Rentals 589 E Old State Rd 14 Winamac, IN 46996 574-946-3142
Riverside Rentals
589 E Old State Rd 14
Winamac, IN 46996
574-946-3142
The cost will be $85 per person if paddling in a rented tandem canoe (2 per canoe required), $110 paddling rented kayak. Personal boat (canoe/kayak) $60
This is a beginner to intermediate level trip. There will be 2 days, 12 miles each day (approximately 6 hours of paddling each day). Be prepared for full day of paddling both days. Some paddle experience is required. PFD/Life jackets are required to wear on all CIWC sponsored trips.
If no registrations are available, please email ciwcinfo@gmail.com.
Questions may be submitted to ciwcinfo@gmail.com.
All trip participants must fill out and submit a CIWC Medical Form and Long Waiver Form.
Effective on all trips, there will be a $50 non refundable registration fee. This fee will be assessed to those who sign up for a trip, get on the roster and then later cancel. Even cancelling before the cancel date. Those who never make the active roster (i.e. those who stay on the waitlist) will NOT be charged the $50 cancellation fee.
