Staying Home Sucks, home
Central Railroad of New Jersey, Lehigh River Bridge, Easton, PA - looking west, 2026
Lehigh River Easton Access. Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Lehigh River Easton Access

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

95Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: Wind 1 kn gusting 9, Air 20 °C, Rain 12 mm

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 96 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 98 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 97 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 96 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
19°C
Rain
1.5 mm

Fri 6 · 99 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
20°C
Rain
12 mm

Sat 7 · 70 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
17kntoo gusty
Air
11°C
Rain
3.6 mm

Sun 8 · 85 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 191, good
  2. Mon 296, good
  3. Tue 398, good
  4. Wed 497, good
  5. Thu 596, good
  6. Fri 699, good
  7. Sat 770, good
  8. Sun 885, good
  9. Mon 987, good
  10. Tue 1079, 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 Lehigh River Easton Access
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov91, good3 kn9kn14°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov96, good6 kn14kn18°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov98, good5 kn12kn19°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov97, good6 kn16kn21°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov96, good5 kn15kn19°C1.5 mm
Fri 6Nov99, good1 kn9kn20°C12 mm
Sat 7Nov70, good9 kn17kntoo gusty11°C3.6 mm
Sun 8Nov85, good5 kn14kn11°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov87, good3 kn9kn12°C0.9 mm
Tue 10Nov79, good9 kn22kn13°C0.6 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. The river's level is under In the water. 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. Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr7of 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. Nov6of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec6of 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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Photos of Lehigh River Easton Access

Easton Dam, Lehigh River, Easton, PA - 2026
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Delaware Canal - Pennsylvania
Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

More kayaking near here

3 places

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Lehigh River Easton Access

A launch on the Lehigh River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 24 km away. The town to stay in is Easton. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots.

  • River Lehigh River
  • 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 None within 10 km, the nearest 24 km away.

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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$1,090–US$1,990 each

about US$1,090–US$1,990 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 ORD to ABE, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$154–US$315
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$47–US$80
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$1,090–US$1,990

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Easton

Closest

Easton

1 min by car · 13 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 13 places to stay in Easton · Booking.com

About Easton 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 4h 40m

About 4h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ABE, direct, then 40 min by road

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

On the water

River level

Gauge at Lehigh River at Glendon, PA, 4 km upstream: 23.7 m³/s, low for November (updated 3 h ago). Low.

Bands are this gauge's own record: under its usual low, running, high, and in flood on its few highest days a year. Not a runnable range for the section: check before you go. River levels in the United States: U.S. Geological Survey (public domain). Credits

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Flatwater Paddle Co. 24 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