Illinois Local whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information. Illinois is not exactly whitewater paddling state USA but if you get in your car you can get to some good whitewater. The whitewater stretches nearby are listed below for your convenience. It's not a very long list of nearby whitewater as you can see but not too bad either. If you pick the right whitewater spot you will have a great trip. Important Whitewater Safety Information Whitewater paddling spots in Illinois: Bailey Creek, Illinois, N2300 Road to Vermilion River, class I-II(IV), 1.5 miles long. Bear Branch, Illinois, Bridge to Lusk Creek, class III, 4 miles long. Bear Creek, Illinois, CR900E to Highway 96, class I-II, 4.5 miles long. Cedar Creek, Illinois, Parker Heights Entrance at 5th St to Bob Bangart Park, class II-IV, 1 miles long. Cedar Creek, Illinois, Cedar Creek Road to Peru Bottom Road, class I-II(IV), 5.9 miles long. Covel Creek, Illinois, E.18th Road to Highway 71, class II, 6.5 miles long. Des Plaines, Illinois, Fishnet Rapids, class I-II, 4 miles long. Fall Creek, Illinois, End of Gorge Trail to Parking Lot, class I-IV, 2 miles long. Fox River, Illinois, Batavia Dam, class I-II(IV), 0.05 miles long. Little Grassy Creek, Illinois, Play Section, class II-IV, 0.2 miles long. Little Vermilion River, Illinois, N3179 Road to IandM Canal, class I-II(III), 6.5 miles long. Lusk Creek, Illinois, Lusk Creek Canyon, class I-III, 4.5 miles long. Piney Branch River, Illinois, Piney Creek Ravine, class III-IV, 2 miles long. Sangamon, Illinois, Playspot in Petersburg, class III, 0.1 miles long. Spring Creek, Illinois, 1600N Road to Rail Road bridge above Illinois River confluence, class I-II, 6.2 miles long. Tomahawk Creek, Illinois, Troy Grove Blacktop to Little Vermilion, class II, 2.8 miles long. Vermilion River, Illinois, NW of Highway 178 to Oglesby Cutoff, class II-III, 7.7 miles long. Find Rivers Near the Following cities in Illinois: Bloomington-Normal, Illinois Burlington, Iowa-Illinois Canton, Illinois Cape Girardeau-Jackson, Missouri-Illinois Carbondale, Illinois Centralia, Illinois Champaign-Urbana, Illinois Charleston-Mattoon, Illinois Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Illinois-Indiana-Wisconsin Danville, Illinois Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa-Illinois Decatur, Illinois Dixon, Illinois Effingham, Illinois Freeport, Illinois Galesburg, Illinois Harrisburg, Illinois Jacksonville, Illinois Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois Lincoln, Illinois Macomb, Illinois Marion-Herrin, Illinois Mount Vernon, Illinois Ottawa-Streator, Illinois Paducah, Kentucky-Illinois Peoria, Illinois Pontiac, Illinois Quincy, Illinois-Missouri Rochelle, Illinois Rockford, Illinois Springfield, Illinois St. Louis, Missouri-Illinois Sterling, Illinois Taylorville, Illinois Important Outdoors Safety Information