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Co Rd 491 Hunter Point (Coon Creek)

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

96Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 94 out of 100

Wind
12 kn
Gusts
28kn
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 89 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
20°C
Rain
16.2 mm

Thu 5 · 100 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 100 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 99 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 93 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 86 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
25kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 298, good
  2. Tue 394, good
  3. Wed 489, good
  4. Thu 5100, good
  5. Fri 6100, good
  6. Sat 799, good
  7. Sun 893, good
  8. Mon 986, good
  9. Tue 1089, good
  10. Wed 1194, good

The spot in one fact

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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
Mon 2Nov98, good10 kn24kn22°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov94, good12 kn28kn22°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov89, good10 kn21kn20°C16.2 mm
Thu 5Nov100, good3 kn9kn22°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov100, good4 kn12kn22°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov99, good6 kn15kn19°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov93, good7 kn19kn16°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov86, good10 kn25kn12°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov89, good4 kn11kn13°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov94, good2 kn9kn17°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

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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

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Closest

Stevenson

about 25 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