Staying Home Sucks, home
Orange Town Hall detail, Massachusetts
Orange, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Millers River

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

93Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sat 7: Wind 4 kn gusting 12, Air 19 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 96 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 92 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 89 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 95 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
17°C
Rain
1.8 mm

Sat 7 · 97 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 79 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 87 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0.3 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 294, good
  2. Tue 396, good
  3. Wed 492, good
  4. Thu 589, good
  5. Fri 695, good
  6. Sat 797, good
  7. Sun 879, good
  8. Mon 987, good
  9. Tue 1075, good
  10. Wed 1169, 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 Millers River
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov94, good6 kn15kn17°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov96, good4 kn12kn19°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov92, good6 kn15kn19°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov89, good9 kn24kn19°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov95, good4 kn12kn17°C1.8 mm
Sat 7Nov97, good4 kn12kn19°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov79, good7 kn22kn12°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov87, good3 kn13kn12°C0.3 mm
Tue 10Nov75, good4 kn10kn9°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov69, good8 kn17kntoo gusty7°C0.3 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.

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. Jan5of 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. Apr6of 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 Tue 3 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.

Map

the spot and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

The map needs JavaScript. Every place on it is listed on this page, and each place's page links to Google Maps.

One finger scrolls the page; two fingers move the map. Pins are our own positions. Map OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

More kayaking near here

2 places

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Millers River

A launch on the Millers River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 6.5 km away. The town to stay in is Orange. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Millers River
  • 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 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 6.5 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$1,210–US$2,200 each

about US$1,210–US$2,200 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 MHT, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$167–US$348
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$2,200

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Orange

Ad Links marked Ad may pay us if you book. You pay the same, and they never change a score. How we earn

Closest

Orange

about 10 min by car · 6 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 6 places to stay in Orange · Booking.com

About Orange 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 MDW → MHT, direct, then 1h 40m by road

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Kayak Rental 8.8 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