This beautiful river located in Northern Illinois provides paddlers with lots of solitude and wilderness scenery as it travels through rural farmlands and forested terrain home to lots of wildlife. Starting from the city of Galena, this section of river is a little less scenic than sections further north but has more consistent flow and is wider for easier paddling and less possible obstructions. There are multiple other access points to the river located along this section providing good resting or stopping points but much of the river has very muddy, tree-obstructed banks that are not easily accessible. This section of the Galena River almost always has sufficient water for paddling during any time of the year. The take-out is located in Harris Slough on the Mississippi River which also provides additional opportunity for paddling.