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East Branch Tully River

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

Best on Tue 3: Wind 6 kn gusting 14, Air 19 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 94 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 97 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 95 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
20°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 93 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Fri 6 · 85 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
16°C
Rain
17.7 mm

Sat 7 · 83 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
10°C
Rain
3.3 mm

Sun 8 · 80 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 187, good
  2. Mon 294, good
  3. Tue 397, good
  4. Wed 495, good
  5. Thu 593, good
  6. Fri 685, good
  7. Sat 783, good
  8. Sun 880, good
  9. Mon 984, good
  10. Tue 1089, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 1.6 kmthe section

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 East Branch Tully River
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov87, good4 kn12kn12°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov94, good5 kn14kn17°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov97, good6 kn14kn19°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov95, good7 kn17kn20°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov93, good6 kn15kn17°C0.3 mm
Fri 6Nov85, good7 kn15kn16°C17.7 mm
Sat 7Nov83, good6 kn16kn10°C3.3 mm
Sun 8Nov80, good7 kn18kn11°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov84, good2 kn7kn10°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov89, good5 kn13kn15°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.

Best time to go

No month stands out

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for grade III paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov6of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Typical weather, not a forecast, and not the river's level: a month that is often good to be outside may still be low water.

Map

put-in, take-out, its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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More kayaking near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About East Branch Tully River

A river section on the East Branch Tully River, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 1.6 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.1 km away. The town to stay in is Orange.

  • River East Branch Tully River
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 1.6 km along the river.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • Schools, hire 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.1 km away.

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$1,210–US$2,200 each

about US$1,210–US$2,200 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 MHT, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$167–US$348
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$1,210–US$2,200

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Orange

Closest

Orange

19 min by car · 6 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 6 places to stay in Orange · Booking.com

About Orange 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 5h 45m

About 5h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → MHT, direct, then 1h 30m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Kayak Rental 10 km

The nearest named schools, clubs and kayak or canoe hire within 25 km, in a straight line. Listings, not a recommendation. Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits