Several groups of paddlers around northeast Wisconsin enjoy these social paddles on a weekly basis. Please contact us with corrections or additions to this list. Arrive early enough to unload and be ready to paddle by the listed launch times. These are not official NEWP events, but are frequented by many of our members and both experienced paddlers and certified instructors.
Red River (whitewater) – Tuesdays 5:15pm
Red River – The 2020 weekly Red River Paddles will begin May 26. Meet at the Lower Lake Dam at 5:00 pm on Tuesday. There will be no caravaning from Maplewoods Shell for now. Please bring a mask for the actual river shuttle. Also please check in with Mike Brown (920 629-0184 or MikeB@newp.club) if you plan on coming. Active from paddling season opener until Oct. 1 each year, weather dependent.
Elkhart Lake – Sundays 8:00am
Launch from boat landing on County Road P, west side of Elkhart Lake. 8 a.m. “power loop” followed by a 9:00 a.m. “social loop”. Great opportunity for roll and rescue practice! (Note that a Sheboygan County parking pass is required. Day pass may be purchased at the boat launch.)
Lake Michigan
Sheboygan – 6:00 Wednesdays – Launch from the south end of King Park at the end of Broadway Avenue; Lake Michigan paddle.
Two Rivers – 5:00 Mondays (or later with prior arrangement) – Launch from Neshotah Park. Park at the most southern parking lot. Lake Michigan paddle (river paddle option available). View the harbor cam for current conditions.
Oshkosh Area
Occasional paddles are scheduled and published via an email list. Contact Dale for more information.
The Loon-A-Tics have a weekly Tuesday “river” paddle (rivers change each week), scheduled Memorial Day through Labor Day, and some of the members do a Tuesday and Thursday workout paddle (high intensity) to get in shape for Midwest races. Contact Dale for more information.