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Salt Lake City 15th Ward LDS Meetinghouse2 NRHP 100008752 Salt Lake County, UT
Near Fisher Mansion Boat Ramp. Photo: Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Fisher Mansion Boat Ramp

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

88Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sat 7: Wind 5 kn gusting 11, Air 14 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 88 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 86 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0.2 mm

Thu 5 · 87 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 88 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 90 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 89 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 88 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
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 286, good
  2. Tue 388, good
  3. Wed 486, good
  4. Thu 587, good
  5. Fri 688, good
  6. Sat 790, good
  7. Sun 889, good
  8. Mon 988, good
  9. Tue 1094, good
  10. Wed 1184, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 0.6 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 Fisher Mansion Boat Ramp
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov86, good8 kn17kn11°C2.5 mm
Tue 3Nov88, good1 kn6kn13°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov86, good6 kn13kn11°C0.2 mm
Thu 5Nov87, good4 kn10kn13°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov88, good2 kn10kn13°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov90, good5 kn11kn14°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov89, good2 kn8kn13°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov88, good4 kn11kn12°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov94, good6 kn16kn17°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov84, good2 kn17kn10°C3.3 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.

Map

put-in, take-out, its town

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Photos of Fisher Mansion Boat Ramp

Fisher Mansion, Earthquake Damage, March 2020
Photo: Beneathtimp, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Power Station
Near Fisher Mansion Boat Ramp. Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Utah Transit Authority 09092
Near Fisher Mansion Boat Ramp, 1 km away. Photo: Aken6633, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

More kayaking near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Fisher Mansion Boat Ramp

A river section on the Jordan River, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 0.6 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Salt Lake City. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot and 1 mountain bike area.

  • River Jordan River
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 0.6 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 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$1,120–US$2,060 each

about US$1,120–US$2,060 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 MDW to SLC, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$208–US$429
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$20–US$34
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$1,120–US$2,060

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Salt Lake City

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Closest

Salt Lake City

about 10 min by car · 74 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 74 places to stay in Salt Lake City · Booking.com

About Salt Lake City 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 30m

About 5h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → SLC, direct, then 25 min 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