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Wycles Road Canoe Access

Wycles Road Canoe Access is a public kayak and canoe launch on the Sangamon River near Decatur, Illinois.

Aerial view of the road bridge over the creek, with the footpath down to the bank at its northeast corner, October 2019
Aerial view of the road bridge over the creek, with the footpath down to the bank at its northeast corner, October 2019 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map

Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.

At the launch

Type
Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
Motors
No horsepower limit
Ramp surface
ground
Coordinates
39.82455, -89.02870

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Boating rules

  • Horsepower limit: none · all of Sangamon River rule

From the boating rules map of Illinois Department of Natural Resources, read October 18, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.

Conditions

Water level

Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.

USGS gauge SANGAMON RIVER AT ROUTE 48 AT DECATUR, IL, 2.8 mi from this launch on Sangamon River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On Sangamon River

River in Illinois. All launches on Sangamon River.

Community

Where people who use Sangamon River talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: www.maconccd.org: A Sangamon River canoe access area is located just north of the Wyckles Road Bridge on the west side of Wyckles Road.. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.