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Little Big Econ Canoe Launch

Kayak spot · United States

Is it worth the trip?

100Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

5 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 96 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
27°C
Rain
2.7 mm

Wed 4 · 97 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
27°C
Rain
2.1 mm

Thu 5 · 100 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
29°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 100 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
28°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 100 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
28°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Sun 8 · 100 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
28°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 100 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
26°C
Rain
4.5 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 292, good
  2. Tue 396, good
  3. Wed 497, good
  4. Thu 5100, good
  5. Fri 6100, good
  6. Sat 7100, good
  7. Sun 8100, good
  8. Mon 9100, good
  9. Tue 1087, good
  10. Wed 1188, good

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 Little Big Econ Canoe Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov92, good7 kn15kn25°C13 mm
Tue 3Nov96, good6 kn12kn27°C2.7 mm
Wed 4Nov97, good6 kn10kn27°C2.1 mm
Thu 5Nov100, good3 kn8kn29°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov100, good1 kn6kn28°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov100, good3 kn7kn28°C0.3 mm
Sun 8Nov100, good2 kn7kn28°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov100, good3 kn6kn26°C4.5 mm
Tue 10Nov87, good9 kn21kn19°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov88, good7 kn24kn18°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.

Map

the spot and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Little Big Econ Canoe Launch

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. The town to stay in is Orange City.

  • 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.

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$1,140–US$2,080 each

about US$1,140–US$2,080 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 MDW to MCO, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$181–US$375
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$67–US$107
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$1,140–US$2,080

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Orange City

Closest

Orange City

about 1h 05m by car · 5 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 5 places to stay in Orange City · Booking.com

About Orange City 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 20m

About 5h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → MCO, direct, then 50 min 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