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Androscoggin Lake Boat Access

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

90Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: Wind 2 kn gusting 8, Air 19 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 93 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 87 out of 100

Wind
0 kn
Gusts
3kn
Air
12°C
Rain
2.3 mm

Wed 4 · 94 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 88 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 97 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 76 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
10°C
Rain
4.2 mm

Sun 8 · 79 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 180, good
  2. Mon 293, good
  3. Tue 387, good
  4. Wed 494, good
  5. Thu 588, good
  6. Fri 697, good
  7. Sat 776, good
  8. Sun 879, good
  9. Mon 984, good
  10. Tue 1085, 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 Androscoggin Lake Boat Access
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov80, good6 kn15kn10°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov93, good6 kn12kn17°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov87, good0 kn3kn12°C2.3 mm
Wed 4Nov94, good4 kn11kn17°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov88, good7 kn22kn17°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov97, good2 kn8kn19°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov76, good8 kn16kn10°C4.2 mm
Sun 8Nov79, good7 kn21kn10°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov84, good2 kn10kn10°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov85, good5 kn11kn10°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. Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 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. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov6of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec6of 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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the spot and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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More kayaking near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Androscoggin Lake Boat Access

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water as private or closed to boats: check before you go. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Leeds Maine. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water as private or closed to boats: check before you go.
  • Schools, hire No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map.

Spots and rivers: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Whitewater sections © Rivermap (rivermap.org), Riverzone and Jonathan Riddell, ODbL.

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$1,220–US$2,210 each

about US$1,220–US$2,210 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 MDW to PWM, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$174–US$362
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
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$1,220–US$2,210

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Leeds Maine

Closest

Leeds Maine

11 min by car · 2 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 2 places to stay in Leeds Maine · Booking.com

About Leeds Maine 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 5h 55m

About 5h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → PWM, direct, then 1h 40m by road

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 50 km.

Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits