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Baldwinsville, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: DanielPenfield, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Baldwinsville Community Park Boat Launch

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

79Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: Wind 2 kn gusting 7, Air 18 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 92 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 73 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kntoo gusty
Air
21°C
Rain
8.4 mm

Fri 6 · 96 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Sat 7 · 82 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
10°C
Rain
3.6 mm

Sun 8 · 86 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Mon 9 · 26 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
19kntoo gusty
Air
10°C
Rain
2.4 mm

Tue 10 · 31 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
19kntoo gusty
Air
9°C
Rain
4.5 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 392, good
  2. Wed 492, good
  3. Thu 573, good
  4. Fri 696, good
  5. Sat 782, good
  6. Sun 886, good
  7. Mon 926, poor
  8. Tue 1031, poor
  9. Wed 1129, poor
  10. Thu 1279, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • Best Jun–Sep7 good days in 7

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 Baldwinsville Community Park Boat Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov92, good4 kn8kn18°C0.6 mm
Wed 4Nov92, good3 kn8kn22°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov73, good2 kn9kntoo gusty21°C8.4 mm
Fri 6Nov96, good2 kn7kn18°C0.3 mm
Sat 7Nov82, good1 kn9kn10°C3.6 mm
Sun 8Nov86, good2 kn17kn12°C0.3 mm
Mon 9Nov26, poor10 kn19kntoo gusty10°C2.4 mm
Tue 10Nov31, poor6 kn19kntoo gusty9°C4.5 mm
Wed 11Nov29, poor8 kn18kntoo gusty7°C0.6 mm
Thu 12Nov79, good3 kn16kn11°C0 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. The river's level is under In the water. 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

best Jun–Sep

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

  1. Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May6of 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. Nov4of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
  12. Dec3of 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.

Map

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 Baldwinsville Community Park Boat Launch

A launch on the Seneca River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 31 km away. For new paddlers the best months are usually June, July, August and September, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Baldwinsville.

  • River Seneca River
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 31 km away.

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$1,080–US$1,970 each

about US$1,080–US$1,970 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to SYR, estimated from distance and season, 4 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$148–US$309
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$40–US$67
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$349–US$584
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$637
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$201–US$376
Totalabout US$1,080–US$1,970

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Baldwinsville

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Closest

Baldwinsville

about 5 min by car · 6 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 6 places to stay in Baldwinsville · Booking.com

About Baldwinsville 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 4h 30m

About 4h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → SYR, direct, then 40 min by road

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

On the water

River level

Gauge at SENECA RIVER NEAR BALDWINSVILLE NY, 4 km upstream: 63.7 m³/s, low for November (updated 3 h ago). Running.

Bands are this gauge's own record: under its usual low, running, high, and in flood on its few highest days a year. Not a runnable range for the section: check before you go. River levels in the United States: U.S. Geological Survey (public domain). Credits

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 25 km.

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