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Durham Maine, the nearest town, 5 km away. Photo: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Miller Park Boat Launch

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

3 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 90 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 98 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 98 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 98 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
20°C
Rain
1.2 mm

Sat 7 · 92 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 87 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Mon 9 · 83 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
14°C
Rain
11.7 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 297, good
  2. Tue 390, good
  3. Wed 498, good
  4. Thu 598, good
  5. Fri 698, good
  6. Sat 792, good
  7. Sun 887, good
  8. Mon 983, good
  9. Tue 1084, good
  10. Wed 1179, 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 Miller Park Boat Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov97, good6 kn13kn20°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov90, good2 kn6kn14°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov98, good4 kn11kn21°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov98, good7 kn17kn20°C0.2 mm
Fri 6Nov98, good2 kn7kn20°C1.2 mm
Sat 7Nov92, good9 kn21kn16°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov87, good6 kn20kn13°C0.3 mm
Mon 9Nov83, good4 kn19kn14°C11.7 mm
Tue 10Nov84, good11 kn26kn11°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov79, good10 kn28kn8°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 Miller Park Boat Launch

A launch on the Sabattus River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 24 km away. The town to stay in is Durham Maine. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Sabattus 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.

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$1,220–US$2,210 each

about US$1,220–US$2,210 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to PWM, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$174–US$362
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$349–US$584
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$637
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$201–US$376
Totalabout US$1,220–US$2,210

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Durham Maine

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Closest

Durham Maine

about 10 min by car

about US$134/nightcountry average

See places to stay in Durham Maine · Booking.com

About Durham Maine 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 5h 25m

About 5h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → PWM, direct, then 1h 05m 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 with a name mapped within 25 km: the map has one 24 km away with no name.

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