Directions: The put-in launch, owned by the Fox Valley Park District, is located in Veterans Island Park in Aurora. The Saw Wee Kee Park take-out is located on Sundown Lane approximately one mile west of the Orchard Road bridge and roughly two miles west of Oswego.
Notes: The canoe chute at Stolp Island Dam is closed indefinitely. As a result, paddling this section of the Fox requires a difficult portage from a river-right takeout at North River Street Park to a put in along the Fox River Trail downstream of the dam. The water trail passes through properties of the Fox Valley Park District, Aurora, Montgomery, and Oswegoland Park District.
Between the two access sites, there are at least six landings or access areas with picnic facilities, playgrounds, nearby hotels and restaurants, and a riverboat casino, in Aurora.
Always check United States Geological Survey (USGS) water data before your trip.
2 thoughts on “Veterans Island Park Boat Launch to Saw Wee Kee Park”
The New York Street canoe chute is closed. It may have been that way for a while. A big stop sign is posted.
Many thanks for bringing this to our attention. It appears that the chute is closed indefinitely.