Rental Information

There are many outfitters around the Chicago region who can help you get out on the water.

Water Trail & Local Outfitter(s)

Calumet Area

Hammond Port Authority, Hammond, IN

Chicago River and Skokie Lagoons

Kayak Chicago
Urban Kayaks
Wateriders
Chicago River Canoe & Kayak
Friends of the Chicago River
Shedd Aquarium Kayak for Conservation
Chicago Outdoor Collective

Des Plaines River

Naperville Kayak
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

DuPage River

Naperville Kayak
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Fox River

Rocktown Adventures, Aurora, IL and Rockford, IL
Yak Shack
Kayak Myak Rentals, Elgin, IL
Howling Wolfe Canoe and Kayak, Aurora,il

Kankakee River

Reed’s Canoe Trips, Kankakee, IL

Kishwaukee River

Kishwaukee Canoe
Larsen’s Landing Outfitters, Rockford, IL

Lake Michigan

Kayak Chicago
Chicago SUP (Stand Up Paddling)
Northwest Passage, Wilmette, IL
Ohio Street beach, Chicago, Il
63rd Street beach, Chicago, Il

Nippersink Creek

TipACanoe, Burlington, WI

Salt Creek and Busse Woods

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

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