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Carried Away Recreation

Kayak spot · United States

Is it worth the trip?

69Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: Wind 2 kn gusting 14, Air 18 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 73 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
18kntoo gusty
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 37 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
15kntoo gusty
Air
19°C
Rain
2.3 mm

Fri 6 · 90 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 88 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Sun 8 · 75 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
7kntoo gusty
Air
12°C
Rain
1.5 mm

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
21kntoo gusty
Air
9°C
Rain
1.2 mm

Tue 10 · 29 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
16kntoo gusty
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 382, good
  2. Wed 473, good
  3. Thu 537, poor
  4. Fri 690, good
  5. Sat 788, good
  6. Sun 875, good
  7. Mon 90, poor
  8. Tue 1029, poor
  9. Wed 1130, poor
  10. Thu 1269, good

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 Carried Away Recreation
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov82, good8 kn17kn21°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov73, good9 kn18kntoo gusty22°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov37, poor7 kn15kntoo gusty19°C2.3 mm
Fri 6Nov90, good2 kn14kn18°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov88, good1 kn10kn14°C0.9 mm
Sun 8Nov75, good4 kn7kntoo gusty12°C1.5 mm
Mon 9Nov0, poor10 kn21kntoo gusty9°C1.2 mm
Tue 10Nov29, poor8 kn16kntoo gusty12°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov30, poor7 kn19kntoo gusty9°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov69, good8 kn17kn12°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 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. 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. 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 Carried Away Recreation

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. The town to stay in is Warren.

  • 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.

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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$1,170–US$2,120 each

about US$1,170–US$2,120 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to ERI, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$127–US$268
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
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$1,170–US$2,120

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Warren

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Closest

Warren

about 1h 15m by car · 5 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 5 places to stay in Warren · Booking.com

About Warren 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 5h 05m

About 5h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ERI, 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 25 km.

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