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Lightning over Hudson River from Cold Spring
Foundry Dock Park Boat Launch. Photo: Juliancolton, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Foundry Dock Park Boat Launch

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

93Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 6 kn gusting 16, Air 20 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 96 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 97 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 98 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
20°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 94 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Fri 6 · 83 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
17°C
Rain
26.1 mm

Sat 7 · 76 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
10°C
Rain
12.6 mm

Sun 8 · 84 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 190, good
  2. Mon 296, good
  3. Tue 397, good
  4. Wed 498, good
  5. Thu 594, good
  6. Fri 683, good
  7. Sat 776, good
  8. Sun 884, good
  9. Mon 985, good
  10. Tue 1082, 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 Foundry Dock Park Boat Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov90, good2 kn8kn14°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov96, good6 kn15kn19°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov97, good5 kn12kn19°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov98, good6 kn16kn20°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov94, good7 kn15kn18°C0.6 mm
Fri 6Nov83, good5 kn16kn17°C26.1 mm
Sat 7Nov76, good5 kn12kn10°C12.6 mm
Sun 8Nov84, good4 kn17kn10°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov85, good2 kn6kn10°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov82, good7 kn19kn11°C0.6 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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Photos of Foundry Dock Park Boat Launch

Cold Spring Parrot Gun and River
Photo: Plantsmushrooms, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
20180218-121753- DSC2661-Cold Spring-NY
Photo: Arwcheek, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Foundry Dock Park Boat Launch

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 38 km away. The town to stay in is Cold Spring. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • 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 None within 10 km, the nearest 38 km away.

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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$1,210–US$2,180 each

about US$1,210–US$2,180 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 ORD to HPN, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$161–US$328
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$2,180

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Cold Spring

Closest

Cold Spring

1 min by car · 5 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 5 places to stay in Cold Spring · Booking.com

About Cold Spring 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 15m

About 5h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → HPN, direct, then 1h 05m 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 25 km.

Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits