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Westpointe neighborhood & kids playing
Near Jordan River. Photo: Kirkbenge, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Jordan River

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

88Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 85 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
11°C
Rain
3.2 mm

Tue 3 · 87 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 86 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Thu 5 · 88 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 89 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 89 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 84 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
11kn
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 176, good
  2. Mon 285, good
  3. Tue 387, good
  4. Wed 486, good
  5. Thu 588, good
  6. Fri 689, good
  7. Sat 789, good
  8. Sun 884, good
  9. Mon 983, good
  10. Tue 1093, 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 Jordan River
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov76, good4 kn8kn11°C19.5 mm
Mon 2Nov85, good8 kn19kn11°C3.2 mm
Tue 3Nov87, good4 kn10kn12°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov86, good3 kn9kn12°C0.1 mm
Thu 5Nov88, good5 kn12kn13°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov89, good2 kn10kn14°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov89, good2 kn8kn13°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov84, good2 kn11kn9°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov83, good3 kn12kn9°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov93, good3 kn12kn15°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 Jordan River

A launch on the Jordan 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 Salt Lake City. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots.

  • River Jordan 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$1,120–US$2,060 each

about US$1,120–US$2,060 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 SLC, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$208–US$429
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$20–US$33
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$1,120–US$2,060

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Salt Lake City

Closest

Salt Lake City

12 min by car · 74 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 74 places to stay in Salt Lake City · Booking.com

About Salt Lake City 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 → SLC, direct, then 25 min 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