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Myers Park Boat Launch

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

95Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 99 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
19°C
Rain
1.5 mm

Wed 4 · 99 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
20°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 98 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
19°C
Rain
4 mm

Fri 6 · 96 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 93 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Sun 8 · 84 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 83 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0.6 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 298, good
  2. Tue 399, good
  3. Wed 499, good
  4. Thu 598, good
  5. Fri 696, good
  6. Sat 793, good
  7. Sun 884, good
  8. Mon 983, good
  9. Tue 1082, 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 Myers Park Boat Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov98, good3 kn9kn19°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov99, good6 kn11kn19°C1.5 mm
Wed 4Nov99, good9 kn18kn20°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov98, good7 kn15kn19°C4 mm
Fri 6Nov96, good2 kn7kn18°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov93, good2 kn7kn16°C0.6 mm
Sun 8Nov84, good3 kn16kn10°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov83, good6 kn14kn9°C0.6 mm
Tue 10Nov82, good9 kn25kn9°C0.6 mm
Wed 11Nov79, good9 kn26kn7°C1.5 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. The river's level is under In the water. 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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Myers Park Boat Launch

A launch on the Salmon Creek. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 4.0 km away. The town to stay in is Ithaca New York. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Salmon Creek
  • 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 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 4.0 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$1,190–US$2,160 each

about US$1,190–US$2,160 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 SYR, estimated from distance and season, 4 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$148–US$309
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$1,190–US$2,160

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Ithaca New York

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Closest

Ithaca New York

about 20 min by car · 40 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 40 places to stay in Ithaca New York · Booking.com

About Ithaca New York 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 30m

About 5h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → SYR, direct, then 1h 35m by road

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

On the water

River level

Gauge at SALMON CREEK NEAR LUDLOWVILLE NY, 3 km upstream: 0.385 m³/s, low for November (updated 2 h ago). Running.

Bands are this gauge's own record: under its usual low, running, high, and in flood on its few highest days a year. Not a runnable range for the section: check before you go. River levels in the United States: U.S. Geological Survey (public domain). Credits

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

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