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Bonstead Road Boat Launch

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

95Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 6 kn gusting 14, Air 22 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 96 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
18°C
Rain
1.6 mm

Wed 4 · 100 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 98 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
20°C
Rain
16.7 mm

Fri 6 · 96 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Sat 7 · 91 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
15°C
Rain
2.7 mm

Sun 8 · 85 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 85 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0.3 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 297, good
  2. Tue 396, good
  3. Wed 4100, good
  4. Thu 598, good
  5. Fri 696, good
  6. Sat 791, good
  7. Sun 885, good
  8. Mon 985, good
  9. Tue 1082, good
  10. Wed 1181, 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 Bonstead Road Boat Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov97, good4 kn11kn19°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov96, good5 kn9kn18°C1.6 mm
Wed 4Nov100, good6 kn14kn22°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov98, good8 kn19kn20°C16.7 mm
Fri 6Nov96, good2 kn9kn18°C0.3 mm
Sat 7Nov91, good5 kn13kn15°C2.7 mm
Sun 8Nov85, good7 kn21kn11°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov85, good6 kn16kn10°C0.3 mm
Tue 10Nov82, good10 kn27kn10°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov81, good10 kn24kn8°C1.2 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.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Bonstead Road Boat Launch

A launch on the Oneida River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 30 km away. The town to stay in is Liverpool New York. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Oneida 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 30 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$1,060–US$1,940 each

about US$1,060–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 SYR, estimated from distance and season, 4 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$147–US$308
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$20–US$33
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$1,060–US$1,940

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Liverpool New York

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Closest

Liverpool New York

about 25 min by car · 2 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 2 places to stay in Liverpool New York · Booking.com

About Liverpool New York 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 20m

About 4h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → SYR, direct, then 30 min by road

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

On the water

River level

Gauge at ONEIDA RIVER NEAR EUCLID NY, 11 km upstream: 4.81 m³/s, very low for November (updated 2 h ago). Low.

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