Staying Home Sucks, home
Closely spaced mill-era homes in Millinocket, Maine
Millinocket, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Jerry Brook

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 Fri 6: Wind 6 kn gusting 13, Air 19 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 86 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
11°C
Rain
3.3 mm

Wed 4 · 93 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
16°C
Rain
3.2 mm

Thu 5 · 94 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 96 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Sat 7 · 89 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
16°C
Rain
15.6 mm

Sun 8 · 90 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Mon 9 · 87 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kn
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 289, good
  2. Tue 386, good
  3. Wed 493, good
  4. Thu 594, good
  5. Fri 696, good
  6. Sat 789, good
  7. Sun 890, good
  8. Mon 987, good
  9. Tue 1081, good
  10. Wed 1179, 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 Jerry Brook
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov89, good9 kn19kn14°C2.1 mm
Tue 3Nov86, good1 kn5kn11°C3.3 mm
Wed 4Nov93, good6 kn14kn16°C3.2 mm
Thu 5Nov94, good6 kn14kn17°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov96, good6 kn13kn19°C0.6 mm
Sat 7Nov89, good6 kn14kn16°C15.6 mm
Sun 8Nov90, good6 kn18kn13°C0.9 mm
Mon 9Nov87, good7 kn17kn12°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov81, good9 kn19kn8°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov79, good11 kn23kn7°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 Jerry Brook

A launch on the Jerry Brook. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 17 km away. The town to stay in is Millinocket. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Jerry 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 None within 10 km, the nearest 17 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$1,230–US$2,220 each

about US$1,230–US$2,220 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 BGR, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$181–US$375
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$1,230–US$2,220

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Millinocket

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Closest

Millinocket

about 10 min by car · 22 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 22 places to stay in Millinocket · Booking.com

About Millinocket 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 35m

About 6h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BGR, direct, then 1h 55m by road

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Northern Outdoors 17 km

  • North Country Rivers 17 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