INDIANA
PADDLER'S RENDEZVOUS (IPR)
2010
Whenever and
where ever you arrive at
the IPR, please proceed
directly to the
Registration Table.
FRIDAY August 6th:
The first
activity of the weekend
will be a Trip on
Wildcat Creek
Friday afternoon; Starting
Time is 3:00 PM at
Wildcat Park (directions
below). Stretch to
paddle will
be announced at that
time, and the Shuttle
will begin immediately
thereafter; please
arrive early.
There
will be a BYO
Campfire Cookout
at Wildcat Park
following this cruise.
The IPR
Paddler's Campsite
will be available at
Wildcat Park for both
Friday and
Saturday nights,
thanks to special
arrangement with the
Tippecanoe County Parks
Dept.
SATURDAY August 7th:
Saturday’s Creek Trip
will begin at Knop Lake
Public Fishing Area
(directions below).
This will cover
13.6-miles and end at
Wildcat Park. There
will be an alternate
Takeout for a 9-mile
Trip. Lunch on The
Gravelbar is BYO.
Shuttle Departure Time
is 9:00 AM from Knop
Lake. You
should plan to arrive at
Knop Lake absolutely no
later than 8:30
(8 AM would be better;
it really gets crowded
with all the people
arriving).
Saturday’s Traditional
Chili Supper
will begin serving at 6
PM (maybe 7) at the
Paddler's Campsite in
Wildcat Park (directions
below).
Please make reservations
at
garryhill@aol.com.
Chili Supper
Reservations are the
only advance notice you
are asked to provide.
The Wildcat Guardians
Annual Benefit Auction
will be held
immediately after
Supper.
SUNDAY August 8th:
Sunday’s
Creek Trip will meet at
Wildcat Park (directions
below). Shuttle
departure is 9:00 AM
sharp. Please arrive
early. The Gravelbar
Lunch is BYO. This Trip
varies from year to
year, but usually covers
the 9-miles from Wildcat
Park to the
Wabash River.
Launch and Takeout
locations will be
announced to everyone
who arrives at Wildcat
Park in time for Shuttle
Departure at
9:00 AM Sunday morning.
or call
Muskrat at 765-628-3155
(home),
or
765-432-6782 (cell).
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DIRECTIONS.......
Muskrat's Wildcat
Creek Expedition
Team utilizes the
"Indiana
Atlas & Gazetteer"
for accurate
directions to River
access locations all
over Indiana.
This
Indiana map book is
the absolute best
for River People.
The directions below
are based on the use
of this book. The
Gazetteer can be
found at Staples,
some Meir's and
Wal-Mart stores,
bookstores,
convenience stores,
and others.
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Directions To
Wildcat Park
Indiana Atlas
& Gazetteer Page 31:
Find Monitor on
SR-26, east of
Lafayette. Go North
from Monitor on CR
775-E. Then, at a
"T", turn Left on CR
300-N. Then, Left
again onto CR 600-E
(not written on
map). 600-E will
drop steeply down
into the Valley and
make a sharp right
turn. The entrance
to Wildcat Park is
on the left in about
½-mile after that
turn.
Another option:
Take SR-26 West from
I-65 (toward
Lafayette). Turn
Right at Creasy
Lane. Follow this
street around a
curve, over the
Interstate, and
across Wildcat
Creek. At the end
of the bridge, turn
Right onto
Eisenhower Road.
Wildcat Park will be
on the right in
about 1-1/2-miles.
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Directions To
Knop Lake Public
Access Site
Indiana Atlas &
Gazetteer Page
32:
Find Rossville
on SR-26 at F2.
About 4-¼
miles west of
Rossville, turn
North from SR-26
onto CR 900-W;
watch
for sign to "Pyrmont".
This turn is
also located
about
7-1/2-miles east
of I-65. After
heading North
for 2-1/2-miles,
turn Right
(east) on CR
650-S (church on
left). The
entrance to Knop
Lake State
Fishing Area is
on the left in
½-mile. Go
slow and watch
closely; you can
easily miss the
entrance sign,
in a wooded
area, going
downhill.
Watch for "IPR"
signs that will
lead you to the
Registration
Table.
(On a State Hwy
Map, Rossville
is located east
of Lafayette,
south of Delphi,
west of
Kokomo.)
