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Uvalda, the nearest town, 8 km away. Photo: Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

McNatt Falls Landing

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

99Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

5 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 93 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
24°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Tue 3 · 96 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
27°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 100 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
27°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Thu 5 · 100 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
27°C
Rain
2.4 mm

Fri 6 · 100 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
26°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Sat 7 · 100 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 100 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
24°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 293, good
  3. Tue 396, good
  4. Wed 4100, good
  5. Thu 5100, good
  6. Fri 6100, good
  7. Sat 7100, good
  8. Sun 8100, good
  9. Mon 997, good
  10. Tue 1084, 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 McNatt Falls Landing
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov90, good9 kn19kn23°C3.9 mm
Mon 2Nov93, good8 kn18kn24°C0.1 mm
Tue 3Nov96, good7 kn16kn27°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov100, good5 kn12kn27°C0.6 mm
Thu 5Nov100, good3 kn13kn27°C2.4 mm
Fri 6Nov100, good3 kn10kn26°C0.3 mm
Sat 7Nov100, good2 kn9kn22°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov100, good3 kn10kn24°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov97, good5 kn13kn21°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov84, good9 kn25kn17°C0 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.

Map

the spot and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About McNatt Falls Landing

A launch on the Altamaha River. 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 Uvalda.

  • River Altamaha 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 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$1,210–US$2,180 each

about US$1,210–US$2,180 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 MDW to SAV, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$161–US$335
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$1,210–US$2,180

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Uvalda

Closest

Uvalda

15 min by car

about US$134/nightcountry average

See places to stay in Uvalda · Booking.com

About Uvalda its beds, food and every spot near it

Nearest town: Uvalda, 8 km. We have not checked places to stay in Uvalda yet. The nearest beds we have counted are in Sea Island, 137 km away. Search before you plan on staying there.

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 6h 25m

About 6h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → SAV, direct, then 2h 25m by road

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

On the water

River level

Gauge at ALTAMAHA RIVER AT US 221, NR CHARLOTTEVILLE, GA, 10 km upstream: 61.7 m³/s, low for November (updated 56 min 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

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 50 km.

Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits