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Foxes Landing

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

84Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Tue 3: Wind 7 kn gusting 15, Air 14 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 91 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 79 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
23kn
Air
11°C
Rain
6.7 mm

Thu 5 · 77 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0.4 mm

Fri 6 · 81 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 83 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 82 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Mon 9 · 83 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 276, good
  2. Tue 391, good
  3. Wed 479, good
  4. Thu 577, good
  5. Fri 681, good
  6. Sat 783, good
  7. Sun 882, good
  8. Mon 983, good
  9. Tue 1085, good
  10. Wed 1184, good

The spot in one fact

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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 Foxes Landing
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov76, good12 kn23kn14°C13.4 mm
Tue 3Nov91, good7 kn15kn14°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov79, good11 kn23kn11°C6.7 mm
Thu 5Nov77, good10 kn21kn9°C0.4 mm
Fri 6Nov81, good4 kn13kn8°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov83, good7 kn17kn9°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov82, good10 kn21kn8°C0.6 mm
Mon 9Nov83, good8 kn18kn9°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov85, good3 kn8kn11°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov84, good5 kn12kn10°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

the place in full, sources, credits

About Foxes Landing

A launch on the Bear Brook. 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 Danbury. Within 5 km we also list 3 kayak spots.

  • River Bear Brook
  • 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$1,170–US$2,100 each

about US$1,170–US$2,100 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 MSP, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$127–US$255
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$1,170–US$2,100

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Danbury

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Closest

Danbury

about 55 min by car · 5 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 5 places to stay in Danbury · Booking.com

About Danbury 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 30m

About 5h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → MSP, direct, then 2h 25m 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