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2 Top 10 Reasons to Join the Hoosier Canoe Club

  1. To learn the best Indiana rivers to paddle and their put-in and take-out locations
  2. To make great Hoosier paddling friends
  3. To get great paddlesports instruction from certified instructors
  4. To receive the benefit of paddling safety in numbers
  5. To camp with paddlers on outdoor ventures
  6. To share the shuttle convenience of club trips
  7. To participate in the extensive yearly trip schedule for flatwater,
    openwater, and whitewater for both canoe and kayak
  8. To receive the monthly activity newsletter
  9. To build and practice skills at the weekly pool sessions
  10. To travel on out-of-state paddle adventure trips
All Skill Levels Welcome
Flatwater Canoeing and Kayaking
Whitewater Canoeing and Kayaking
Touring Kayaking
Camping
Individuals/Families
300+ Membership

The Hoosier Canoe Club, founded in 1963, is a common adventure organization for outdoor enthusiasts who enjoy paddlesports, camping, wildlife and friendship. During the winter months the annual Activity/Trip Schedule is developed for the upcoming season and in early April becomes available to the membership. Trips are featured nearly every weekend from March through October. A monthly newsletter details each scheduled activity for time, meeting location, shuttle particulars, and other logistics.  From calm flatwater to thrilling whitewater, the club's varied schedule has trips for all abilities and interests. 

Club trips have sponsors that are responsible for setting a time and place to meet, and deciding which stretch of what river will be paddled.  The Club typically does flatwater trips (mostly in Indiana) on White River, Blue River, Sand Creek, Big Walnut, Driftwood, Chain of Lakes, and Flatrock. Annual trip favorites include a New Year's Day Float, the Ice Falls Trip down Sugar Creek, Fawn and Pigeon Rivers, and the Raccoon Creek Float/Campout in October that coincides with Parke County's Covered Bridge Festival..

Whitewater trips are open to members with the required skills and equipment.  The Club always has a trip (or two) scheduled around Easter to take advantage of spring water flows.  There are sure to be trips scheduled for the long weekends: Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day.  Other opportunities  to paddle whitewater are frequent: Tellico, Ocoee, New River, Nantahala, Youghiougheny, Hiwassee, Cumberland Plateau and French Broad.  All the classic southeast trips have been done at one time or another.  Once or twice a year a trip opportunity comes along to go somewhere more exotic...our members have paddled in Utah, South America, Canada, Idaho, Colorado, Arizona, Oregon, Alaska and Maine.

Open water scheduled touring trips include Lake Monroe, Patoka Lake, Cataract Falls, North Carolina Coastal Waters, Lake Michigan, Ohio River and the Wisconsin Apostle Islands.  Frequent weekend pickup trips occur when the weather is irresistible and the paddling spirit moves one to action.  The club's growing segment of touring kayak paddlers has a large appetite for new, varied, and inviting waters.

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Comprehensive Indiana River Guide

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See You On The River

Indiana Canoeing Trails

                   Club Leadership
Club leadership consists of four Officers plus the Executive Board Members who are elected each year at the Fall Quarterly Meeting of members. Normal Club business is conducted at the 12 monthly Executive Board Meetings. Traditional and special-projects committees and chairman are formed from the membership base.  Meetings are open to all of the membership.

      Membership Application Form
To join the club:  Complete the above application form and send with your  $15 annual membership fee check  (made to the Hoosier Canoe Club).  Forward to the HCC Membership Chairman.

Susie Evans
HCC Membership Chairman
3426 Crickwood Dr
Indianapolis, IN  46268

Questions?
Call 317-802-0587
or E-mail

         Pool Roll Practice Sessions

Since 1995 club members have been meeting weekly at an indoor pool for practice and skill building.  Good fellowship grows at these sessions and carries on to the river.  The pool sessions also provide an excellent opportunity to learn about and try new boats in a safe environment.

Annually the Club holds a 6-week kayak class in an indoor pool beginning in late January.  The class always fills.  Other canoe paddling classes are held though out the year. 

              2002 Trip Schedule -soon
Join the Hoosier Canoe Club. Participate in the exciting 2002 trips and activities planned this year.

 

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Enjoy paddlesports fun this year
 Join the Hoosier Canoe Club today!
... receive The Hoosier Paddler monthly newsletter
...participate in the extensive trip/activity schedule

 

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