Moonlight Paddle

Moonlight Paddle

October 11, 2025

6:30 – 10:00 p.m.

Skokie Lagoons, Tower Road Boat Launch, Northfield, IL

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$60 per person, $55 for Friends members

Join us in an exclusive after-hours sunset and moonlit paddle through the Skokie Lagoons. Dusk is primetime for wildlife to be out and about; past guests have seen great blue herons, egrets, bald eagles, turtles and more. Night paddling is not normally permitted in the Forest Preserves, so this is a special opportunity to experience the lagoons from a rare perspective. 

No paddling experience necessary. Friends’ trusty canoe guides will help everyone safely load in and out of the canoes, answer questions about the river along the way and act as safety monitors on the water. We provide all equipment, paddling instruction, and safety talk. We recommend paddlers are at least 10 years old and all minors paddle with a guardian. Trips start and end from the same location, rain or shine! Space is limited, registration required.