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Lebanon Reservoir 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

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 94 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 94 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 87 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 78 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
17°C
Rain
6.3 mm

Fri 6 · 90 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Sat 7 · 78 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 80 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 190, good
  2. Mon 294, good
  3. Tue 394, good
  4. Wed 487, good
  5. Thu 578, good
  6. Fri 690, good
  7. Sat 778, good
  8. Sun 880, good
  9. Mon 984, good
  10. Tue 1070, 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 Lebanon Reservoir Boat Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov90, good5 kn12kn14°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov94, good5 kn12kn16°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov94, good6 kn13kn17°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov87, good9 kn19kn19°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov78, good9 kn21kn17°C6.3 mm
Fri 6Nov90, good6 kn15kn14°C0.6 mm
Sat 7Nov78, good6 kn12kn8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov80, good5 kn12kn8°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov84, good7 kn16kn12°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov70, good6 kn16kn5°C15.9 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. Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar5of 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. Dec5of 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

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Lebanon Reservoir Boat Launch

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 41 km away. The town to stay in is Hamilton.

  • 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 41 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$1,190–US$2,160 each

about US$1,190–US$2,160 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 SYR, estimated from distance and season, 4 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$147–US$308
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$1,190–US$2,160

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Hamilton

Closest

Hamilton

11 min by car · 13 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 13 places to stay in Hamilton · Booking.com

About Hamilton 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 10m

About 5h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → SYR, direct, then 1h 15m 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