Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river
Is it worth the trip?
87Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: Wind 3 kn gusting 14, Air 13 °C
Wed 4 · 84 out of 100
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Air
- 10°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Thu 5 · 81 out of 100
- Wind
- 7 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Air
- 8°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Fri 6 · 85 out of 100
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Air
- 10°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Sat 7 · 89 out of 100
- Wind
- 6 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Air
- 13°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Sun 8 · 90 out of 100
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Air
- 13°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Mon 9 · 88 out of 100
- Wind
- 5 kn
- Gusts
- 18kn
- Air
- 13°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Tue 10 · 87 out of 100
- Wind
- 3 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Air
- 12°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Tue 385, good
- Wed 484, good
- Thu 581, good
- Fri 685, good
- Sat 789, good
- Sun 890, good
- Mon 988, good
- Tue 1087, good
- Wed 1181, good
- Thu 1263, 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.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Air | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 3Nov | 85, good | 5 kn | 11kn | 11°C | 0 mm |
| Wed 4Nov | 84, good | 7 kn | 13kn | 10°C | 0 mm |
| Thu 5Nov | 81, good | 7 kn | 15kn | 8°C | 0 mm |
| Fri 6Nov | 85, good | 3 kn | 8kn | 10°C | 0 mm |
| Sat 7Nov | 89, good | 6 kn | 12kn | 13°C | 0 mm |
| Sun 8Nov | 90, good | 3 kn | 14kn | 13°C | 0 mm |
| Mon 9Nov | 88, good | 5 kn | 18kn | 13°C | 0 mm |
| Tue 10Nov | 87, good | 3 kn | 19kn | 12°C | 0 mm |
| Wed 11Nov | 81, good | 8 kn | 16kn | 13°C | 0 mm |
| Thu 12Nov | 63, good | 15 kn | 30kntoo gusty | 7°C | 0.3 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 Crutcher Crossing
A launch on the Owyhee River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. No town nearby. Grand View, 103 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Boise, 160 km. Nearest airport: Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI), 154 km.
- River Owyhee 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.
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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$919–US$1,730 each
about US$919–US$1,730 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to BOI, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$221–US$463 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$154–US$255 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$637 |
| Kayak hire | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$201–US$376 |
| Total | about US$919–US$1,730 |
No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: nearest beds 160 km away
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No town nearby
Grand View, 103 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Boise, 160 km. Nearest airport: Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI), 154 km.
See places to stay near Boise, 160 km away · Booking.comGetting there: about 8h 25m
About 8h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → BOI, direct, then 3h by road
Flights MDW → BOI on your dates · AviasalesAd
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
On the water
Kayak trips and courses in Crutcher Crossing · GetYourGuideKayak hire in Crutcher Crossing · GetYourGuide
Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby
No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 50 km.
Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits