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Camp Ten Bridge Boat Launch

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

69Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: Wind 1 kn gusting 5, Air 10 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
22kntoo gusty
Air
19°C
Rain
1.1 mm

Wed 4 · 74 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
18kntoo gusty
Air
17°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Thu 5 · 74 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
18kntoo gusty
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 82 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
10°C
Rain
5.7 mm

Sat 7 · 70 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Sun 8 · 74 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 66 out of 100

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

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 287, good
  2. Tue 30, poor
  3. Wed 474, good
  4. Thu 574, good
  5. Fri 682, good
  6. Sat 770, good
  7. Sun 874, good
  8. Mon 966, good
  9. Tue 1031, poor
  10. Wed 1174, good

The spot in three facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 4 kmthe section
  • 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 Camp Ten Bridge Boat Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov87, good4 kn10kn18°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov0, poor11 kn22kntoo gusty19°C1.1 mm
Wed 4Nov74, good9 kn18kntoo gusty17°C0.9 mm
Thu 5Nov74, good5 kn18kntoo gusty13°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov82, good1 kn5kn10°C5.7 mm
Sat 7Nov70, good5 kn11kn8°C0.3 mm
Sun 8Nov74, good3 kn12kn6°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov66, good4 kn10kn7°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov31, poor6 kn12kntoo gusty9°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov74, good3 kn15kn7°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. Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr4of 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. Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov3of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec2of 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

put-in, take-out, 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

3 places

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Camp Ten Bridge Boat Launch

A river section on the Au Sable River, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 4.0 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 42 km away. For new paddlers the best months are usually June, July, August and September, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Mio. Within 5 km we also list 3 kayak spots.

  • River Au Sable River
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 4.0 km along the river.
  • 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 42 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$953–US$1,690 each

about US$953–US$1,690 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: fuel, 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
Fuelabout 1015 km there and back, sharedabout US$60–US$94
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$349–US$584
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$637
Kayak hire5 days, or bring your ownabout US$201–US$376
Totalabout US$953–US$1,690

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Mio

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Closest

Mio

about 10 min by car · 12 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 12 places to stay in Mio · Booking.com

About Mio 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 6h

About 6h door to door from Chicago

Drive: Drive, about 6h

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

On the water

River level

Gauge at AU SABLE RIVER AT MIO, MI, 1 km downstream: 24.5 m³/s, normal 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