Staying Home Sucks, home
Whitehall, MI
Whitehall, the nearest town, 13 km away. Photo: TCP04, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Diamond Point Boat Launch

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

87Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 9 kn gusting 22, Air 17 °C, Rain 9.4 mm

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 91 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
17°C
Rain
9.4 mm

Thu 5 · 88 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
12°C
Rain
2.5 mm

Fri 6 · 88 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
12°C
Rain
1.5 mm

Sat 7 · 87 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Sun 8 · 78 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
8°C
Rain
16.8 mm

Mon 9 · 85 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
23kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Tue 10 · 83 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 399, good
  2. Wed 491, good
  3. Thu 588, good
  4. Fri 688, good
  5. Sat 787, good
  6. Sun 878, good
  7. Mon 985, good
  8. Tue 1083, good
  9. Wed 1184, good
  10. Thu 1289, 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 Diamond Point Boat Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov99, good7 kn16kn20°C0.1 mm
Wed 4Nov91, good9 kn22kn17°C9.4 mm
Thu 5Nov88, good9 kn18kn12°C2.5 mm
Fri 6Nov88, good4 kn11kn12°C1.5 mm
Sat 7Nov87, good5 kn15kn12°C0.3 mm
Sun 8Nov78, good8 kn16kn8°C16.8 mm
Mon 9Nov85, good10 kn23kn10°C0.3 mm
Tue 10Nov83, good10 kn20kn10°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov84, good6 kn16kn11°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov89, good9 kn21kn14°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 Diamond Point Boat Launch

A launch on the White 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 Whitehall. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot and 1 mountain bike area.

  • River White 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$926–US$1,640 each

about US$926–US$1,640 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Fuelabout 515 km there and back, sharedabout US$34–US$47
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$349–US$584
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$637
Kayak hire5 days, or bring your ownabout US$201–US$376
Totalabout US$926–US$1,640

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Whitehall

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Closest

Whitehall

about 25 min by car · 13 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 13 places to stay in Whitehall · Booking.com

About Whitehall 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 3h 10m

About 3h 10m door to door from Chicago

Drive: Drive, about 3h 10m

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