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Allis Park Canoe Launch

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

83Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Tue 3: Wind 7 kn gusting 17, Air 19 °C, Rain 17.1 mm

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 91 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
19°C
Rain
17.1 mm

Wed 4 · 82 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Thu 5 · 68 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Fri 6 · 83 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 81 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Sun 8 · 85 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Mon 9 · 72 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 257, fair
  2. Tue 391, good
  3. Wed 482, good
  4. Thu 568, good
  5. Fri 683, good
  6. Sat 781, good
  7. Sun 885, good
  8. Mon 972, good
  9. Tue 1081, good
  10. Wed 1185, good

The spot in one fact

  • Flat waterthe water

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.

Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Allis Park Canoe Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov57, fair14 kn24kntoo gusty15°C7.9 mm
Tue 3Nov91, good7 kn17kn19°C17.1 mm
Wed 4Nov82, good7 kn11kn11°C0.3 mm
Thu 5Nov68, good11 kn24kn11°C0.3 mm
Fri 6Nov83, good3 kn10kn9°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov81, good7 kn13kn12°C0.3 mm
Sun 8Nov85, good4 kn10kn11°C0.6 mm
Mon 9Nov72, good8 kn19kn7°C0.6 mm
Tue 10Nov81, good3 kn10kn8°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov85, good6 kn14kn11°C0 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Best time to go

No month stands out

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for grade III paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov5of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Typical weather, not a forecast, and not the river's level: a month that is often good to be outside may still be low water.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Allis Park Canoe Launch

A launch on the Middle Fork Zumbro River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.1 km away. The town to stay in is Pepin.

  • River Middle Fork Zumbro River
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.1 km away.

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The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,070–US$1,940 each

about US$1,070–US$1,940 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, kayak hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to RST, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$114–US$241
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$67–US$107
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$348–US$583
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$201–US$375
Totalabout US$1,070–US$1,940

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Pepin

Closest

Pepin

76 min by car · 10 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 10 places to stay in Pepin · Booking.com

About Pepin its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 4h

About 4h door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → RST, direct, then 50 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

The nearest named schools, clubs and kayak or canoe hire within 25 km, in a straight line. Listings, not a recommendation. Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits