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Lake Musconetcong, Netcong, NJ - boat ramp view
Musconetcong River. Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Musconetcong 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 Wed 4: Wind 7 kn gusting 17, Air 20 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 97 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 99 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 94 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
17°C
Rain
2.9 mm

Fri 6 · 77 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
17°C
Rain
36.3 mm

Sat 7 · 97 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Sun 8 · 87 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 81 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
8°C
Rain
1.8 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 294, good
  2. Tue 397, good
  3. Wed 499, good
  4. Thu 594, good
  5. Fri 677, good
  6. Sat 797, good
  7. Sun 887, good
  8. Mon 981, good
  9. Tue 1083, 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 Musconetcong River
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov94, good7 kn16kn17°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov97, good7 kn16kn18°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov99, good7 kn17kn20°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov94, good7 kn15kn17°C2.9 mm
Fri 6Nov77, good5 kn13kn17°C36.3 mm
Sat 7Nov97, good5 kn13kn18°C0.3 mm
Sun 8Nov87, good5 kn15kn12°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov81, good1 kn6kn8°C1.8 mm
Tue 10Nov83, good9 kn27kn10°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov79, good11 kn31kn9°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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Photos of Musconetcong River

Lake Musconetcong Dam, Netcong, NJ
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Musconetcong River

A launch on the Musconetcong River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 33 km away. The town to stay in is Netcong. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Musconetcong 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 33 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$1,200–US$2,180 each

about US$1,200–US$2,180 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 EWR, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$154–US$329
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$1,200–US$2,180

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Netcong

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Closest

Netcong

about 5 min by car · 8 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 8 places to stay in Netcong · Booking.com

About Netcong 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 05m

About 5h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → EWR, direct, then 1h 10m 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 25 km.

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