Kickapoo Valley Reserve — Attraction in Town of Whitestown

The Kickapoo is the highlight of the Reserve and best seen from a canoe. The entire section from bridge 1 in Ontario to Bridge 19 in La Farge is beautiful but upper section to about bridge 5 can be crowded on weekends with tubers and paddlers. You can avoid the crowds by starting early, paddling during weekdays or starting lower. The Reserve has many campsites on the river and many of them are mowed grass despite being very private and secluded from the roads. The entire paddle time is about 12 hours which we divided into 3 days and 2 campsites with time for exploring. The Reserve is cheap ($10/night camping for up to 10 people) so support the locals with a pre or post visit meal. Ontario has a great cafe and the Rockton Tavern is a fun and...

This place is awesome! It has great exploration opportunities with over 8000 acres of public land and most of it has trail access. Many miles of horse trails and hiking trails. Some multi use trails too, for snowmobiles and dirt bikes plus hiking. Has the Kickapoo river flowing through it and other contributing streams too. Many big wooded hills with several lookout points where one can see for a long ways across the valley. Beautiful scenery for an early morning hike. Would...

A great area to explore. Most areas are easy to get to with wide, well groomed trails. The Blackhawk Rock trail is one of my favorites. The panoramic views from the top of the rock are amazing, you can get a bird's eye view of everything for miles! This trail is one of the more difficult ones though with a lot of uphill hiking. The last 1/4 mile is an uneven, narrow, and winding trail with some steps up to the top of...