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2.5 Stars - 52 Opinions
905 West Anthony Drive, Champaign, Illinois, 61821, United States
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The Middle Fork River
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Most C-U'ers will tell you that Urbana has better neighborhoods than Champaign - and essentially, they're right. But there are plenty of beautiful 19th century homes in Champaign, and many of them are excellent examples of their type. This one is right behind the public library.
The Middle Fork River, Illinois' only National River, runs right through Kickapoo State Park. This park is just 30 minutes away from the C-U area, yet it feels miles further. It is a brilliant place to do some kayaking or canoing. The river is gentle with a good current, giving you the option of floating down the river with little power needed. Some small rapids are there, but they barely count, it is more just like bumps in the river.
The scenery along the river is fabulous. In the springtime it is a lush green, with banks that can be shallow, leading to plains and fields beyond, or steep rock cliffs teeming with vegetation at the top. Numerous sand banks exist to give you plenty of places to stop and rest or have lunch. The whole trip down is a great relaxation exercise. You can paddle if you want to work up a sweat, or just drift idly as the day passes you by.
Kickapoo Landing, the concession at the park, runs shuttle services and rents kayaks/canoes for the river or lakes. They offer two shuttles: one to Bunker Hill, which allows an 8-mile trip downstream (about 2-3 hours without stops); the second is to Kinney's Ford, a 13-mile trip (5-7 hours). Rates are variable; check out their website for more information.
I am spending one semester (five months) on an exchange program here in Champaign at the University of Illinois.
We arrove here in January. 22 Austrians looking forward to an exciting semester at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign arriving at a damn cold place covered in snow. At least we came here with a limo from Chicago Ohare airport although nobody could really enjoy the trip after a 9 hours flight and only getting half of our luggage. Nevertheless we finally did arrive in Champaign our home for the next five months.
Champaign is a rather small university town, but has to offer quite a lot for young people. There are a lot of bars to go to and especially in the summer there are a lot of things to do here.
I was quite a little bit concerned that I would get bored after some months here, but I really enjoyed my whole stay here very much ... and
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Address: 905 West Anthony Drive, Champaign, Illinois, 61821, United States
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