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Chautauqua Lake at Richard O. Hartley Park, Lakewood, New York - 20210427 - 01
Lakewood, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Lakewood Community Park Boat Launch

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 Wed 4: Wind 10 kn gusting 20, Air 22 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 100 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 94 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Fri 6 · 92 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Sat 7 · 84 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
10°C
Rain
5.4 mm

Sun 8 · 81 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
10°C
Rain
1.2 mm

Mon 9 · 79 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
25kn
Air
7°C
Rain
3.3 mm

Tue 10 · 81 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
28kn
Air
10°C
Rain
1.2 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 3100, good
  2. Wed 4100, good
  3. Thu 594, good
  4. Fri 692, good
  5. Sat 784, good
  6. Sun 881, good
  7. Mon 979, good
  8. Tue 1081, good
  9. Wed 1178, good
  10. Thu 1286, 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 Lakewood Community Park Boat Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov100, good8 kn17kn21°C0.9 mm
Wed 4Nov100, good10 kn20kn22°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov94, good8 kn21kn17°C0.6 mm
Fri 6Nov92, good5 kn13kn16°C0.3 mm
Sat 7Nov84, good3 kn6kn10°C5.4 mm
Sun 8Nov81, good8 kn18kn10°C1.2 mm
Mon 9Nov79, good9 kn25kn7°C3.3 mm
Tue 10Nov81, good10 kn28kn10°C1.2 mm
Wed 11Nov78, good9 kn24kn6°C0.3 mm
Thu 12Nov86, good8 kn17kn11°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 Lakewood Community Park Boat Launch

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Lakewood. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots.

  • 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 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$1,170–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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to ERI, 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$349–US$584
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$637
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$201–US$376
Totalabout US$1,170–US$2,120

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Lakewood

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Closest

Lakewood

about 5 min by car · 8 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 8 places to stay in Lakewood · Booking.com

About Lakewood 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 5h

About 5h door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ERI, direct, then 1h 35m 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