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Oscawana Island Canoe Launch

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

94Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 95 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 98 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 98 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
20°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 97 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
20°C
Rain
2.1 mm

Fri 6 · 86 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
18°C
Rain
22.5 mm

Sat 7 · 79 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
10°C
Rain
8.7 mm

Sun 8 · 86 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 191, good
  2. Mon 295, good
  3. Tue 398, good
  4. Wed 498, good
  5. Thu 597, good
  6. Fri 686, good
  7. Sat 779, good
  8. Sun 886, good
  9. Mon 987, good
  10. Tue 1083, 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 Oscawana Island Canoe Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov91, good3 kn10kn14°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov95, good6 kn15kn19°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov98, good6 kn15kn19°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov98, good4 kn13kn20°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov97, good7 kn16kn20°C2.1 mm
Fri 6Nov86, good6 kn14kn18°C22.5 mm
Sat 7Nov79, good4 kn10kn10°C8.7 mm
Sun 8Nov86, good4 kn18kn12°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov87, good2 kn7kn11°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov83, good7 kn17kn12°C2.1 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.

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About

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About Oscawana Island Canoe Launch

A launch on the Furnace Brook. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 17 km away. The town to stay in is Peekskill.

  • River Furnace Brook
  • 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 17 km away.

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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$1,130–US$2,040 each

about US$1,130–US$2,040 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 HPN, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$161–US$328
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$74–US$121
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$348–US$583
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$201–US$375
Totalabout US$1,130–US$2,040

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Peekskill

Closest

Peekskill

12 min by car · 8 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 8 places to stay in Peekskill · Booking.com

About Peekskill 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

Fly ORD → HPN, direct, then 50 min by road

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Horan's Landing Kayak Rack 17 km

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