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Millstone Landing

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

83Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 82 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
19°C
Rain
7.5 mm

Wed 4 · 83 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Thu 5 · 77 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Fri 6 · 86 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 84 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 86 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Mon 9 · 77 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0.6 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 275, good
  2. Tue 382, good
  3. Wed 483, good
  4. Thu 577, good
  5. Fri 686, good
  6. Sat 784, good
  7. Sun 886, good
  8. Mon 977, good
  9. Tue 1083, good
  10. Wed 1186, 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 Millstone Landing
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov75, good10 kn21kntoo gusty15°C4.6 mm
Tue 3Nov82, good10 kn21kn19°C7.5 mm
Wed 4Nov83, good6 kn13kn13°C0.6 mm
Thu 5Nov77, good8 kn16kn11°C0.3 mm
Fri 6Nov86, good4 kn12kn11°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov84, good6 kn12kn12°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov86, good4 kn12kn11°C0.6 mm
Mon 9Nov77, good8 kn21kn10°C0.6 mm
Tue 10Nov83, good5 kn15kn9°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov86, good4 kn11kn11°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.

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. Feb5of 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. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov6of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec5of 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.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Millstone Landing

A launch on the Pickerel Slough. 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 Genoa Wisconsin.

  • River Pickerel Slough
  • 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$945–US$1,670 each

about US$945–US$1,670 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: fuel, 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
Fuelabout 840 km there and back, sharedabout US$54–US$74
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$348–US$583
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Kayak hire5 days, or bring your ownabout US$201–US$375
Totalabout US$945–US$1,670

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Genoa Wisconsin

Closest

Genoa Wisconsin

11 min by car · 3 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 3 places to stay in Genoa Wisconsin · Booking.com

About Genoa Wisconsin 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

About 5h door to door from Chicago

Drive: Drive, about 5h

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