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Kittery Point Boat Ramp

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

90Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Tue 3: Wind 5 kn gusting 12, Air 17 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 93 out of 100

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

Tue 3 · 94 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 91 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 92 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 86 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
17°C
Rain
3.9 mm

Sat 7 · 83 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
17°C
Rain
10.8 mm

Sun 8 · 73 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 187, good
  2. Mon 293, good
  3. Tue 394, good
  4. Wed 491, good
  5. Thu 592, good
  6. Fri 686, good
  7. Sat 783, good
  8. Sun 873, good
  9. Mon 984, good
  10. Tue 1087, 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 Kittery Point Boat Ramp
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov87, good6 kn14kn12°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov93, good8 kn17kn20°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov94, good5 kn12kn17°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov91, good9 kn15kn22°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov92, good8 kn17kn19°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov86, good8 kn17kn17°C3.9 mm
Sat 7Nov83, good7 kn16kn17°C10.8 mm
Sun 8Nov73, good10 kn24kn12°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov84, good3 kn9kn10°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov87, good7 kn16kn12°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. Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 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. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov5of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec4of 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.

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the spot and its town

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More kayaking near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Kittery Point Boat Ramp

A launch on the Chauncey Creek. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 37 km away. The town to stay in is Portsmouth. Within 5 km we also list 2 wind sports spots and 2 kayak spots.

  • River Chauncey Creek
  • 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 None within 10 km, the nearest 37 km away.

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$1,210–US$2,200 each

about US$1,210–US$2,200 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 MHT, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$167–US$348
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$1,210–US$2,200

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Portsmouth

Closest

Portsmouth

8 min by car · 51 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 51 places to stay in Portsmouth · Booking.com

About Portsmouth 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 → MHT, direct, then 1h 20m 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 25 km.

Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits