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Eau Claire RiverEdwin's Park / Club House Road to County Highway J Landing
Lower Eau Claire water-trail split from the Club House Road park launch to the County J bridge landing, with KML-backed public endpoints, boulder gardens, Class I-II ledges, and Weston stage guidance.
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Launch at Edwin's Park / Club House Road and finish at County J for the first lower Eau Claire water-trail split below the county park corridor. Expect shallow boulder gardens, a few small rapids, and a downstream same-corridor stage gauge that must be paired with a visual check.
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Put-in
Edwin's Park / Club House Road launchThe Club House Road launch is a public park/grassy launch context with limited services and shoulder parking notes in WRT materials.
Take-out
County Highway J LandingCounty J is a bridge landing rather than a full-service ramp; confirm the faint trail, bank footing, and parking before unloading.
Road shuttle
Stage the County J bridge landing first, then launch from the public park context at Club House Road. The Mountain-Bay State Trail pull-off is an alternate access in the source map, but this card uses Club House Road to County J as the planned public-access pair.
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Edwin's Park / Club House Road launch to County Highway J Landing is about 4.1 mi. Use the planner to compare shorter access pairs.
Additional access notes
- The Kelly/Ross gauge is downstream of this split. Use Weston stage guidance as a screen, then inspect the actual water at both endpoints.
More route and safety guidance
- The County J access is a bridge landing with shoulder/nearby parking context, not a full-service launch. Confirm parking and bank footing before committing.
- The Kelly/Ross gauge is downstream on the same lower water trail. Pair the stage screen with a same-day visual check at Club House Road and County J.
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| Gauge site | Eau Claire River at Kelly, WI |
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| Preferred range | 1.00 ft to 2.00 ft |
| Low threshold | 0.50 ft |
| High threshold | 2.00 ft |
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| Main source behind this score | Village of Weston Eau Claire River water-trail stage guidance |
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NotesPublished evidence and verification notes
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- Route and mileageEdwin's Park / Club House Road to County J, about 4.1 mi
Wisconsin River Trips splits the lower Eau Claire water trail into Edwin's Park-to-County-J and County-J-to-Ross legs and describes this first split as having a few rapids and boulder gardens.
- Access coordinatesWRT overview KML resolves Club House Road and Highway J
The WRT linked My Maps KML marks Edwin's Park / Club House Road at -89.4586068, 44.9064421 and Highway J at -89.5057011, 44.9014989.
- Thresholds0.5 ft low floor, 1-2 ft planning band, over 2 ft experienced paddlers
Weston says around 1 ft at the Ross/Kelly gauge is ideal for beginners, below half a foot likely requires portaging, and over two feet creates a more challenging rapid-filled ride for experienced paddlers only.
- Gauge check during route review · 2026-07-23USGS 05397500 Water Services returned HTTP 503 on 2026-07-23
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