Pigeon Creek: Canoe the City Wild

Moonlight Paddles: Hovey Lake or Blue Grass Fish & Wildlife Area

Customized Programs

Paddle With Your Pooch And Canoe Evansville

Take your pooch for a family-friendly paddle on a scenic lake.

When:June 29 & September 28, 9AM-1PM
Where: TBA
For: People age 7+ and their dogs
Cost: $15 /person, $50 / family of 4, dogs tail along for free.

Experienced naturalist guides and canoe equipment will be provided (dog life jackets are recommended but not provided).

Pre-registration is required by 5PM on the Friday prior.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canoe Abouts

Go on a paddling adventure to explore local waterways around the Evansville region.
Join us on a paddle to explore this new Canoe Evansville destination. Experience a scenic paddle around and about the lake's undulating shoreline to enjoy local scenery and wildlife.  Trip leaves from Wesselman Woods. Cost is $15/person or $50/family of 4. Pre registration required by noon on Friday prior. Call Neal Bogan at 479-0771 ext. 105.

2013 Canoe Abouts
Saturday	May 18	8AM-3PM	Little Pigeon
Saturday	June 8	9AM	Lynnville Lake
Saturday	July 6	9AM	Lynnville Lake
Sunday	August 4	2PM	Lynnville Lake
Saturday	August 31	9AM	Lynnville Lake
Saturday	Sept. 28	9AM	Lynnville Lake
Saturday	October 5	8AM-4PM	Patoka River
Saturday	October 26	9AM	Lynnville Lake

For reservations or more information, call (812) 479-0771 ext. 105

 

Pigeon Creek:

Let’s go Canoeing! We invite you to join us on the beautiful and scenic Pigeon Creek. Get away from the stress of everyday city life and see the heart of Evansville. The creek is a wildlife oasis in the middle of a bustling city. It provides habitats for various fish, waterfowl, and mammals. Outdoor aquatic ecology, recreation, and education are waiting for you. Choose the trip option that best fits you or your group’s needs!

Canoe the City Wild:

This trip takes you along the Pigeon Creek Greenway passage and into the heart of the city of Evansville. Learn about the geology, ecology, and the environmental implications of city water trails. Relax on this 5 mile trip and find out how the Pigeon Creek corridor is an oasis of wildlife, hidden to the public eye. Check the WNS Events Calendar for scheduled trips click here. Pre-registration required. Or contact us if you would like to book a private trip for your group or organization. Trip leaves from the Wesselman Woods Nature Center.

Age: 7 and up
Cost: $15 per person
Average Length: About 3 hours

Moonlight Paddles:
Spend the evening on a guided canoe trip under the full moon at the serene Blue Grass Fish and Wildlife Area just north of Evansville or amidst the cypress forest at Hovey Lake (just south of Mt. Vernon, IN). Pre-registration required. Trip leaves from the Wesselman Woods Nature Center.

Age: 7 and up
Cost: $15 per person
Average Length: About 3 hours

Hovey Lake:

Canoe Evansville is now providing guided tours at Hovey Lake Fish and Wildlife Area. This natural oxbow lake, located near the confluence of the Wabash and Ohio Rivers is inhabited by various waterfowl including Cormorants, Ospreys, Egrets and a family of Bald Eagles. Bald Cypress trees are found half submerged throughout the lake, providing the unique experience of paddling through what seems to be an enchanted forest. Pre-registration required. Trip leaves from the Wesselman Woods Nature Center.

Age: 7 and up
Cost: $15 per person
Average length: About 3 hours

Contact us to schedule your group trip to Hovey Lake.

Blue Grass Fish & Wildlife Area:

Join Canoe Evansville for a guided paddle under the full moon at the serene nature preserve north of the City. This area is an example of a successful reclamation of lands for recreational use and wildlife habitat. Canoe Evansville guided tours on Loon Pit (a designated nesting area for water fowl) offer paddlers exciting wildlife viewing opportunities while exploring the many fingers and coves of this body of water. Pre-registration required. Trip leaves from the Wesselman Woods Nature Center.

Age: 7 and up
Cost: $15 per person
Average length: About 3 hours

Contact us to schedule your group trip to Blue Grass Fish & Wildlife Area.

Pigeon Creek:
From its humble beginnings as a few small trickles and ponds in Princeton, Indiana in Gibson County, the Pigeon Creek runs through two more counties before emptying into the Ohio River just downstream of the Riverfront Plaza in Evansville.

In the past the banks of Pigeon Creek have been home to several businesses, including a textile mill, which was abandoned in the early 20th century. In the 1800s, one would’ve found the heart of Evansville along the Pigeon Creek, where the Wabash-Erie Canal provided flatboats access to the Ohio River near the mouth (about where the Lloyd Expressway bridge now crosses the Pigeon Creek). Unfortunately farm practices in the past channelized many of the tiny streams that feed the creek (the headwaters), and construction of the Wabash-Erie Canal in the 1800s significantly altered the natural channel of the creek as it flows south past Millersburg toward Stephenson Station. However, the canal ceased to follow the Pigeon Creek where its current path drastically changes from a southern path to a western one in Warrick County. This left the majority of the remaining stretch undeveloped, and in comparison to other streams in urban cities, WILD and winding!

Pre-registration required. Or contact us if you would like to book a private trip for your group or organization. Trip leaves from the Wesselman Woods Nature Center.

Age: 7 and up
Cost: $15 per person
Average Length: About 3 hours

Contact us to schedule your group trip to Pigeon Creek.

Customized Programs:

Get the Most out of our Programs! Let us help you have more FUN! If you have a particular interest in Pigeon Creek (i.e. history, ecology, etc.) our trained canoe guides can provide a more specialized program to cater to your group’s needs. Group discounts are available. Tell us about your group’s special interests, whether you have:

Contact Program Naturalist Neal Bogan (Email or phone: 812-479-0771 ext. 105) for more information.