EF White River – The Best Big River Trips in Indiana – 89 Miles of Adventure in Total
This is remote, big adventure kayaking on historic East Fork White River. We love this river. It is best run August through November, during the lower water season when flows are more predictable. .
This is remote wilderness kayaking. You will definitely see more wildlife than people. See otters, eagles, deer, along the way.
The best trip from Columbus visitors is Azalea to Rockford. and Rockford to Belle Ford.
The best trip for Starve Hollow State Park Kayaking is Medora to Wheeler Hollow.
The best trip for Spring Mill State Park guests is the Lawrenceport to Bedford outing.
The best overall trip on the EF White River is Shoals to Hindostan Falls in Martin County.
We also provide trail shuttles for the Ultimate Indiana Adventure combination trips that include backpacking on the Tecumseh, Pioneer, or Knobstone Trails ($120 for 1-2 hikers and$40 each additional hiker) plus a day or 3 of kayaking after backpacking. ($90/day of kayaking).
*ratings are based on a scale of 1 to 3
EF White River Trips are Presented Below in Descending Order from Upstream to Down Stream.
Bartholomew County
Columbus to Azalia
Jackson County
Azalia to Rockford
Rockford to Bell Ford
Bell Ford to Brownstown
Brownstown to Medora Trip Summary – This segment has a lot of trees down about half way through and is a bit challenging.
Challenge Level: 3
Duration: 4.5 hours
Wilderness Experience: 3
Age Suitability: 12 yrs and up
$85 per Solo
$140 per Tandem
$80 for the shuttle only
Medora to Wheeler Hollow – very remote, very nice trip
Challenge Level: 3
Duration: 4.5 hours
Wilderness Experience: 3
Age Suitability: 10 yrs and up
$85 per Solo
$140 per Tandem
$75 for the shuttle only
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Wheeler Hollow to Sparksville Trip Summary This is a very remote stretch of river.
Sparksville to Lawrenceport Trip Summary – A very long and remote trip. Excellent wilderness experience.
Challenge Level: 2
Duration: 8 – 9 hours
Wilderness Experience: 3
Age Suitability: 14 yrs and up
$90 per Solo
$160 per Tandem
$80 for the shuttle only
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Lawrence County
Lawrenceport to Bedford Trip Summary A good trip with a lot of wildlife. Close to Spring Mill State Park.
Challenge Level: 2.5
Duration: 6 hours
Wilderness Experience: 3
Age Suitability: 8 yrs and up
$80 per Solo
$140 per Tandem
$75 for the shuttle only
Bedford to Willams – This stretch is slow, and requires a lot of paddling.
Martin County
Williams to Shoals – A very unique trip. This is a Long Trip and the fishing is very good, but you have to start very early and prepare to be out all day or overnight.
Shoals to Hindostan Falls Summary – One of our favorite trips in Indiana and very unique. There is Class II whitewater at the town of Shoals for 1/4 mile to get the trip started and then a very remote scenic trip with amazing limestone bluffs, good fishing, and minimal logs, with good flows until the very end, where it slows down for the last mile.
