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Draper Park Middle School
Draper, the nearest town, 8 km away. Photo: Ben P L, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Parry Farms Boat Ramp

Kayak spot · United States

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

64Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Mon 9: Wind 3 kn gusting 16, Air 15 °C, River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 64 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 58 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
9°C
Rain
1.3 mm

Thu 5 · 60 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 61 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 64 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 65 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 69 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 257, fair
  2. Tue 364, good
  3. Wed 458, fair
  4. Thu 560, good
  5. Fri 661, good
  6. Sat 764, good
  7. Sun 865, good
  8. Mon 969, good
  9. Tue 1069, good
  10. Wed 1155, fair

The spot in two facts

  • Moving 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 Parry Farms Boat Ramp
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov57, fair6 kn18kn10°C0.6 mm
Tue 3Nov64, good5 kn15kn14°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov58, fair5 kn15kn9°C1.3 mm
Thu 5Nov60, good5 kn14kn11°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov61, good4 kn14kn12°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov64, good5 kn14kn13°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov65, good4 kn12kn12°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov69, good3 kn16kn15°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov69, good6 kn21kn15°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov55, fair6 kn22kn9°C3.3 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 grade III paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar2of 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. Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov2of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec0of 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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More kayaking near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Parry Farms Boat Ramp

A launch on the Jordan River. Suits grade III paddlers and up: a river with no grade stated, which we never offer a new paddler. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. For grade III paddlers the best months are usually June, July, August and September, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Draper.

  • River Jordan River
  • Grade No source states its grade: check a guidebook before you paddle it.
  • Who it suits Suits grade III paddlers and up: a river with no grade stated, which we never offer a new paddler.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • 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$1,170–US$2,140 each

about US$1,170–US$2,140 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to SLC, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$208–US$429
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$67–US$114
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$1,170–US$2,140

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Draper

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Closest

Draper

about 15 min by car · 2 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 2 places to stay in Draper · Booking.com

About Draper 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 55m

About 5h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → SLC, direct, then 50 min by road

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

On the water

River level

River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go.

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 50 km.

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