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Jeanette Lake Public Water Access Site

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

79Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Tue 3: Wind 5 kn gusting 10, Air 12 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 82 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
13°C
Rain
8.1 mm

Tue 3 · 85 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 61 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
8°C
Rain
18.5 mm

Thu 5 · 68 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 81 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 75 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 82 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 194, good
  2. Mon 282, good
  3. Tue 385, good
  4. Wed 461, good
  5. Thu 568, good
  6. Fri 681, good
  7. Sat 775, good
  8. Sun 882, good
  9. Mon 982, good
  10. Tue 1081, 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 Jeanette Lake Public Water Access Site
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov94, good5 kn12kn16°C0.5 mm
Mon 2Nov82, good8 kn15kn13°C8.1 mm
Tue 3Nov85, good5 kn10kn12°C1 mm
Wed 4Nov61, good9 kn19kn8°C18.5 mm
Thu 5Nov68, good9 kn22kn6°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov81, good1 kn6kn8°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov75, good7 kn18kn6°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov82, good4 kn14kn9°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov82, good6 kn14kn8°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov81, good6 kn15kn8°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. Jan6of 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. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov5of 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

the spot and 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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Photos of Jeanette Lake Public Water Access Site

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Jeanette Lake Public Water Access Site

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 19 km away. The town to stay in is Crane Lake.

  • 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 19 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$1,170–US$2,120 each

about US$1,170–US$2,120 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 DLH, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$127–US$268
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$2,120

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Crane Lake

Closest

Crane Lake

36 min by car · 14 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 14 places to stay in Crane Lake · Booking.com

About Crane Lake 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 15m

About 6h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → DLH, direct, then 2h 50m by road

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Anderson's Canoe Outfitters 19 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