Staying Home Sucks, home
Closely spaced mill-era homes in Millinocket, Maine
Millinocket, the nearest town. Photo: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Millinocket Stream

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

91Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 7 kn gusting 15, Air 18 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 96 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Thu 5 · 95 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 95 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Sat 7 · 88 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Sun 8 · 84 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 76 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
5°C
Rain
4.8 mm

Tue 10 · 80 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 386, good
  2. Wed 496, good
  3. Thu 595, good
  4. Fri 695, good
  5. Sat 788, good
  6. Sun 884, good
  7. Mon 976, good
  8. Tue 1080, good
  9. Wed 1172, good
  10. Thu 1272, 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 Millinocket Stream
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov86, good3 kn7kn11°C4.2 mm
Wed 4Nov96, good7 kn15kn18°C0.6 mm
Thu 5Nov95, good7 kn17kn17°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov95, good2 kn8kn18°C0.3 mm
Sat 7Nov88, good8 kn19kn13°C0.3 mm
Sun 8Nov84, good7 kn17kn10°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov76, good5 kn13kn5°C4.8 mm
Tue 10Nov80, good10 kn24kn7°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov72, good9 kn21kntoo gusty5°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov72, good11 kn32kn5°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.

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More kayaking near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Millinocket Stream

A launch on the Millinocket Stream. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 13 km away. The town to stay in is Millinocket. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Millinocket Stream
  • 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 None within 10 km, the nearest 13 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$1,230–US$2,230 each

about US$1,230–US$2,230 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 ORD to BGR, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$181–US$376
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$1,230–US$2,230

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Millinocket

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Closest

Millinocket

about 5 min by car · 22 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 22 places to stay in Millinocket · Booking.com

About Millinocket 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 6h 35m

About 6h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BGR, direct, then 1h 55m by road

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Northern Outdoors 13 km

  • North Country Rivers 13 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