Staying Home Sucks, home
Mountain Town Station (former Mount Pleasant station), March 2019
Mt Pleasant, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: Charles Fulton, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Chippewa River

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

90Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Tue 3: Wind 8 kn gusting 16, Air 21 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 100 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 92 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
18°C
Rain
6.2 mm

Thu 5 · 91 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 86 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
11°C
Rain
3 mm

Sat 7 · 83 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
9°C
Rain
1.8 mm

Sun 8 · 83 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 83 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
9°C
Rain
1.8 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 296, good
  2. Tue 3100, good
  3. Wed 492, good
  4. Thu 591, good
  5. Fri 686, good
  6. Sat 783, good
  7. Sun 883, good
  8. Mon 983, good
  9. Tue 1078, good
  10. Wed 1186, 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 Chippewa River
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov96, good8 kn16kn18°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov100, good8 kn16kn21°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov92, good9 kn16kn18°C6.2 mm
Thu 5Nov91, good10 kn21kn15°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov86, good5 kn9kn11°C3 mm
Sat 7Nov83, good8 kn20kn9°C1.8 mm
Sun 8Nov83, good7 kn15kn9°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov83, good8 kn16kn9°C1.8 mm
Tue 10Nov78, good12 kn25kn9°C0.3 mm
Wed 11Nov86, good10 kn19kn11°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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Chippewa River

A launch on the Chippewa River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Mt Pleasant. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots.

  • 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 No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map.

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$938–US$1,660 each

about US$938–US$1,660 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 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Fuelabout 730 km there and back, sharedabout US$47–US$67
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$348–US$583
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Kayak hire5 days, or bring your ownabout US$201–US$375
Totalabout US$938–US$1,660

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Mt Pleasant

Closest

Mt Pleasant

about 5 min by car · 17 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 17 places to stay in Mt Pleasant · Booking.com

About Mt Pleasant 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 25m

About 4h 25m door to door from Chicago

Drive: Drive, about 4h 25m

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 50 km.

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