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Wellsboro, the nearest town, 11 km away. Photo: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Marsh Creek

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 Tue 3: Wind 7 kn gusting 17, Air 20 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 99 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 98 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
23kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 98 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
20°C
Rain
2.4 mm

Fri 6 · 93 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
16°C
Rain
1.8 mm

Sat 7 · 88 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Sun 8 · 85 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 85 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
11°C
Rain
1.8 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 298, good
  2. Tue 399, good
  3. Wed 498, good
  4. Thu 598, good
  5. Fri 693, good
  6. Sat 788, good
  7. Sun 885, good
  8. Mon 985, good
  9. Tue 1066, good
  10. Wed 1182, 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 Marsh Creek
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov98, good7 kn16kn19°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov99, good7 kn17kn20°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov98, good10 kn23kn19°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov98, good8 kn21kn20°C2.4 mm
Fri 6Nov93, good4 kn11kn16°C1.8 mm
Sat 7Nov88, good1 kn11kn13°C0.3 mm
Sun 8Nov85, good2 kn10kn11°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov85, good10 kn22kn11°C1.8 mm
Tue 10Nov66, good7 kn20kn6°C24.6 mm
Wed 11Nov82, good9 kn18kn8°C1.2 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 Marsh Creek

A launch on the Marsh Creek. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Wellsboro.

  • River Marsh Creek
  • 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 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$1,190–US$2,140 each

about US$1,190–US$2,140 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 SCE, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$141–US$288
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$2,140

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Wellsboro

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Closest

Wellsboro

about 20 min by car · 16 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 16 places to stay in Wellsboro · Booking.com

About Wellsboro 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 50m

About 5h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → SCE, direct, then 2h 10m 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