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Queen Street in Fredericton, New Brunswick
Fredericton, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Morell Park Launch

Kayak spot · Canada

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

84Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: Wind 3 kn gusting 13, Air 19 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 83 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 83 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
11°C
Rain
9 mm

Thu 5 · 89 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 91 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 78 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
14°C
Rain
15.3 mm

Sun 8 · 72 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
16kntoo gusty
Air
16°C
Rain
5.4 mm

Mon 9 · 75 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 275, good
  2. Tue 383, good
  3. Wed 483, good
  4. Thu 589, good
  5. Fri 691, good
  6. Sat 778, good
  7. Sun 872, good
  8. Mon 975, good
  9. Tue 1063, good
  10. Wed 1155, fair

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • Best Jun–Sep7 good days in 7

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 Morell Park Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov75, good6 kn15kn16°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov83, good3 kn8kn9°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov83, good3 kn6kn11°C9 mm
Thu 5Nov89, good4 kn9kn16°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov91, good3 kn13kn19°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov78, good3 kn12kn14°C15.3 mm
Sun 8Nov72, good6 kn16kntoo gusty16°C5.4 mm
Mon 9Nov75, good6 kn18kn13°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov63, good7 kn14kn7°C2.1 mm
Wed 11Nov55, fair8 kn16kntoo gusty7°C0.6 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

best Jun–Sep

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for new paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May6of 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. Nov3of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec2of 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 Morell Park Launch

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. For new paddlers the best months are usually June, July, August and September, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Fredericton. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot, 1 climbing area and 1 mountain bike area.

  • 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$1,120–US$2,040 each

about US$1,120–US$2,040 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 ORD to BGR, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$181–US$375
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$134–US$228
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$315–US$523
Food7 days eating outabout US$308–US$576
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$181–US$342
Totalabout US$1,120–US$2,040

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Fredericton

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Closest

Fredericton

about 5 min by car · 25 places to stay

about US$121/nightcountry average

See 25 places to stay in Fredericton · Booking.com

About Fredericton its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$121 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 8h 40m

About 8h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BGR, direct, then 4h 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 mapped within 50 km.

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