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Angler Fishing on the Chippewa River - Eau Claire - Wisconsin
Cannery Park Canoe & Kayak launch. Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Cannery Park Canoe & Kayak launch

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

85Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Tue 3: Wind 4 kn gusting 13, Air 18 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 72 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
21kntoo gusty
Air
14°C
Rain
6.9 mm

Tue 3 · 95 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
18°C
Rain
4.1 mm

Wed 4 · 94 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Thu 5 · 69 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
12°C
Rain
1.5 mm

Fri 6 · 84 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 79 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 76 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0.9 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 195, good
  2. Mon 272, good
  3. Tue 395, good
  4. Wed 494, good
  5. Thu 569, good
  6. Fri 684, good
  7. Sat 779, good
  8. Sun 876, good
  9. Mon 986, 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 Cannery Park Canoe & Kayak launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov95, good4 kn10kn19°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov72, good10 kn21kntoo gusty14°C6.9 mm
Tue 3Nov95, good4 kn13kn18°C4.1 mm
Wed 4Nov94, good5 kn11kn16°C0.6 mm
Thu 5Nov69, good10 kn19kn12°C1.5 mm
Fri 6Nov84, good5 kn15kn11°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov79, good8 kn19kn11°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov76, good9 kn20kn11°C0.9 mm
Mon 9Nov86, good3 kn14kn11°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov85, good5 kn13kn11°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.

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Photos of Cannery Park Canoe & Kayak launch

Phoenix Park Trail Bridge - Chippewa River State Trail, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Near Cannery Park Canoe & Kayak launch. Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Cannery Park Canoe & Kayak launch

A launch on the Chippewa River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 2.2 km away. The town to stay in is Eau Claire. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Chippewa 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 2.2 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$1,030–US$1,870 each

about US$1,030–US$1,870 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 EAU, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$114–US$241
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$1,030–US$1,870

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Eau Claire

Closest

Eau Claire

2 min by car · 16 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 16 places to stay in Eau Claire · Booking.com

About Eau Claire 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 3h 35m

About 3h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → EAU, direct, then 25 min by road

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Brauns Bay Kayak Rentals 2.2 km

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