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Partridge Cottage, Saranac Lake, NY
Lake Flower Boat Launch. Photo: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Lake Flower Boat Launch

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

89Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 7 kn gusting 17, Air 20 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 90 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 90 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Wed 4 · 96 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 86 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Fri 6 · 95 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 74 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
4°C
Rain
3 mm

Sun 8 · 74 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 184, good
  2. Mon 290, good
  3. Tue 390, good
  4. Wed 496, good
  5. Thu 586, good
  6. Fri 695, good
  7. Sat 774, good
  8. Sun 874, good
  9. Mon 984, good
  10. Tue 1082, 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 Lake Flower Boat Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov84, good6 kn17kn12°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov90, good5 kn16kn17°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov90, good6 kn12kn15°C0.6 mm
Wed 4Nov96, good7 kn17kn20°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov86, good7 kn21kn16°C0.6 mm
Fri 6Nov95, good4 kn9kn18°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov74, good6 kn13kn4°C3 mm
Sun 8Nov74, good5 kn20kn5°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov84, good4 kn12kn11°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov82, good3 kn11kn9°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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Photos of Lake Flower Boat Launch

Bogie Cottage, Saranac Lake, NY
Photo: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: DutchTreat, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: DutchTreat, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Lake Flower Boat Launch

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.7 km away. The town to stay in is Saranac Lake. Within 5 km we also list 1 mountain bike area.

  • 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 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.7 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$2,180 each

about US$1,210–US$2,180 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 BTV, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$161–US$335
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$2,180

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Saranac Lake

Closest

Saranac Lake

1 min by car · 27 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 27 places to stay in Saranac Lake · Booking.com

About Saranac 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 5h 55m

About 5h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BTV, direct, then 1h 40m by road

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • St. Regis Canoe Outfitters 0.7 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