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Dunlap, the nearest town, 11 km away. Photo: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Frank Tate Road

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 Thu 5: Wind 5 kn gusting 14, Air 19 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 89 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
20kntoo gusty
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 77 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
25kntoo gusty
Air
18°C
Rain
26.6 mm

Thu 5 · 99 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 97 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 93 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 89 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 78 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
27kn
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 291, good
  2. Tue 389, good
  3. Wed 477, good
  4. Thu 599, good
  5. Fri 697, good
  6. Sat 793, good
  7. Sun 889, good
  8. Mon 978, good
  9. Tue 1089, good
  10. Wed 1195, 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 Frank Tate Road
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov91, good9 kn24kn21°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov89, good7 kn20kntoo gusty21°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov77, good8 kn25kntoo gusty18°C26.6 mm
Thu 5Nov99, good5 kn14kn19°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov97, good6 kn17kn20°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov93, good5 kn14kn16°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov89, good6 kn24kn15°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov78, good7 kn27kn9°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov89, good4 kn14kn13°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov95, good2 kn9kn18°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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the spot and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Frank Tate Road

A launch on the Sequatchie 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 Dunlap. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots.

  • River Sequatchie River
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • 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$1,180–US$2,130 each

about US$1,180–US$2,130 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 TYS, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$134–US$281
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$1,180–US$2,130

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Dunlap

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Closest

Dunlap

about 20 min by car · 4 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 4 places to stay in Dunlap · Booking.com

About Dunlap 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 6h 10m

About 6h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → TYS, direct, then 2h 45m 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