Staying Home Sucks, home
Buskers at Naples Grape Festival, Naples, New York - 20220924
Naples, the nearest town, 20 km away. Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Onanda Park Boat Launch

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

96Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 100 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
20°C
Rain
0.4 mm

Wed 4 · 100 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 98 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
20°C
Rain
8.8 mm

Fri 6 · 95 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 92 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Sun 8 · 84 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 82 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0.3 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 298, good
  2. Tue 3100, good
  3. Wed 4100, good
  4. Thu 598, good
  5. Fri 695, good
  6. Sat 792, good
  7. Sun 884, good
  8. Mon 982, good
  9. Tue 1077, 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 Onanda Park Boat Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov98, good5 kn12kn20°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov100, good6 kn16kn20°C0.4 mm
Wed 4Nov100, good5 kn12kn22°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov98, good10 kn24kn20°C8.8 mm
Fri 6Nov95, good3 kn8kn18°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov92, good7 kn16kn16°C0.9 mm
Sun 8Nov84, good6 kn21kn10°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov82, good7 kn16kn9°C0.3 mm
Tue 10Nov77, good11 kn30kn8°C0.6 mm
Wed 11Nov79, good10 kn24kn7°C1.5 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

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

The map needs JavaScript. Every place on it is listed on this page, and each place's page links to Google Maps.

One finger scrolls the page; two fingers move the map. Pins are our own positions. Map OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

More kayaking near here

1 place

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Onanda Park Boat Launch

A launch on the Barnes Creek. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Naples. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

  • River Barnes 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 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$1,190–US$2,140 each

about US$1,190–US$2,140 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 ROC, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$141–US$289
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$2,140

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Naples

Ad Links marked Ad may pay us if you book. You pay the same, and they never change a score. How we earn

Closest

Naples

about 35 min by car · 6 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 6 places to stay in Naples · Booking.com

About Naples 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 4h 40m

About 4h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → ROC, 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 50 km.

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