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Crooked Lake Boat Launch

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

89Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 9 kn gusting 24, Air 18 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 95 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
19°C
Rain
2.1 mm

Wed 4 · 97 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Thu 5 · 89 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
13°C
Rain
1 mm

Fri 6 · 81 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
9°C
Rain
10.5 mm

Sat 7 · 83 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Sun 8 · 81 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
8°C
Rain
3.6 mm

Mon 9 · 79 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
27kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0.6 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 298, good
  2. Tue 395, good
  3. Wed 497, good
  4. Thu 589, good
  5. Fri 681, good
  6. Sat 783, good
  7. Sun 881, good
  8. Mon 979, good
  9. Tue 1077, good
  10. Wed 1180, 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 Crooked Lake Boat Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov98, good7 kn17kn20°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov95, good8 kn24kn19°C2.1 mm
Wed 4Nov97, good9 kn24kn18°C0.3 mm
Thu 5Nov89, good9 kn20kn13°C1 mm
Fri 6Nov81, good7 kn16kn9°C10.5 mm
Sat 7Nov83, good4 kn10kn9°C0.3 mm
Sun 8Nov81, good7 kn14kn8°C3.6 mm
Mon 9Nov79, good10 kn27kn8°C0.6 mm
Tue 10Nov77, good7 kn24kntoo gusty8°C0.6 mm
Wed 11Nov80, good9 kn20kn7°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 Crooked Lake Boat Launch

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 Atlanta. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots.

  • 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$1,170–US$2,100 each

about US$1,170–US$2,100 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 PLN, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$121–US$248
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$2,100

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Atlanta

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Closest

Atlanta

about 5 min by car · 5 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 5 places to stay in Atlanta · Booking.com

About Atlanta 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

About 5h door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → PLN, direct, then 1h 45m 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