Kayak Morris is located just 62 miles from Chicago and offers Kayak /Bike rentals/tours & a private Campground nestled between the Illinois river and the Illinois & Michigan Canal. Kayak Morris offers campers Fully Wooded and sandy beach tent campsites. The Canal also has a crushed limestone towpath that was once travelled by mules to pull barges and is now a multipurpose recreational path 62 miles long unimpeded by motorized traffic and perfect for biking. If adventure is in your game, choose the Illinois River. It is a slow-flowing river(<1mph) and offers a 24-mile stretch of the river to paddle(with ease in either direction) with NO low-head Dams. It also offers an abundance of wildlife to explore. One could spend hours venturing, exploring, and seeing bald eagles, Belted Kingfishers, smooth softshell turtles, northern map turtles, blue wing teal, Coyotes, Great American White Pelicans, Wild Turkey, deer, Red Tailed Hawks, Black-headed Grosbeaks, loons, great blue herons and egrets.Kayak Starved Rock is just an 1hr from most suburbs and is located within Starved Rock State Park at Lone Point Shelter. See Starved Rock State Park from the water and see and abundance of nature including majestic Bald Eagles, American White Pelicans, Great Blue Herons, and more. Bring a picnic lunch and spend the day out on the water or on a sand bar. Bring your group for a private group tour. Kayak Starved Rock Campground is located right on the kayaking Illinois River in Ottawa, IL directly across from starved rock state park and offers sweeping views of Starved Rock State Park. Our all-inclusive Kayak tours/overnight GLampouts are educational journeys to teach kids and adults about our natural resources and how we may preserve them for generations to come. Our events will teach you about wildlife/plantlife of past and present and show how each of us may contribute to their conservation, management, and preservation.We teach utilizing fossils,
Illinois Department of Natural Resources posters, flashcards of our state symbols, and experiential learning tools(catch & release fishing, plant/tree identification, etc.).