illinois hike bike or paddle hang

[markglist]

I was thinking of going back to that nice little spot along the I&M trail again in the next few weeks, anyone interested?

[MagicPaddler]

I have been thinking of the same thing. There is a hang in Rockford on 5-3 week end. So it should not be that week end. I have a knee problem that will keep home till about the time of the Rockford hang but after that I would be interested.

[markglist]

Ok so the weekend or so after that is fine with me let's see if other folks are interested and when they can make it

[JKDmoo]

Interested. Maybe the weekend of the 10th or 24th?

[markglist]

lets see what other folks thoughts are before we set a firm date but im leaning toward the 10th.

[markglist]

heck ill go both days lol

[kayaknut01]

where is this????? and when n where is the Rockford hang..... im 80 miles from rockford

[markglist]

This camp site is along the I&M trail about 3 miles west of Channahon State Park. The trail runs between the old canal and where the DuPage, Des Plaines , and the Kankakee rivers meet that turn into the Illinois river. So you can pay your camping fee at Channahon park , and either hike in 3 miles, bike in , or if you have a canoe or kayak you can leave your vehicle in Channahon and paddle to the site. You can also start at Gebhard Woods which is near Morris Il. and is west of the site we are going to, im not sure on the millage but its further then starting at Channahon. Whats great about it is campsites along the trail are only marked by finding the fire pit rings, there are no signs . So lots of people dont know about it. And the fact lots of people wont hike 3 miles backpacking , they get hardly used. First time i was there, there was 2 other backpackers near by, last time me and a few other hammock forum people had it to ourselves, and it was a nice weekend. One drawback is, you have to bring in your own water, there is no water source there, but rumor has it ya can water up at Mc Kinley woods which is not far from there.

[markglist]

Jcavenagh has a blog about hiking Illinois he has a video posted on it of the camp site.

[Oms]

Once again I will not be able to make either of the dates you have chosen. Time is not something I have much of . I am very interested in the sites for another time and it would be nice to meet up with fellow Illinoisans. Bugs shouldn't be to bad this time of year. I expect later spring and into the summer the mosquitoes could be bad. Oh go ahead and drink the water . Have fun!