Staying Home Sucks, home

Co Rd 491 Hunter Point (Coon Creek)

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

92Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 83 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 82 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
25kn
Air
24°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 68 out of 100

Wind
12 kn
Gusts
25kntoo gusty
Air
19°C
Rain
17.5 mm

Thu 5 · 100 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
20°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 100 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 93 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 91 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 10, poor
  2. Mon 283, good
  3. Tue 382, good
  4. Wed 468, good
  5. Thu 5100, good
  6. Fri 6100, good
  7. Sat 793, good
  8. Sun 891, good
  9. Mon 981, good
  10. Tue 1075, 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 Co Rd 491 Hunter Point (Coon Creek)
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov0, poor13 kn27kntoo gusty17°C1.2 mm
Mon 2Nov83, good11 kn24kn22°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov82, good11 kn25kn24°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov68, good12 kn25kntoo gusty19°C17.5 mm
Thu 5Nov100, good5 kn13kn20°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov100, good5 kn12kn22°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov93, good4 kn14kn16°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov91, good5 kn20kn16°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov81, good6 kn14kn12°C0.3 mm
Tue 10Nov75, good6 kn15kntoo gusty12°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 Co Rd 491 Hunter Point (Coon Creek)

A launch. 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 Stevenson. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • 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.

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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$1,190–US$2,150 each

about US$1,190–US$2,150 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 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to ATL, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$147–US$301
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
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$1,190–US$2,150

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Stevenson

Closest

Stevenson

23 min by car · 5 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 5 places to stay in Stevenson · Booking.com

About Stevenson 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 7h 05m

About 7h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → ATL, direct, then 3h 25m 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 50 km.

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