Staying Home Sucks, home
Chautauqua, New York, August 2008 01
Chautauqua, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: Dada1960, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Prendergast Point Boat Launch

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 9 kn gusting 19, Air 20 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 94 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 97 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 100 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
20°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 94 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
17°C
Rain
2.4 mm

Fri 6 · 90 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Sat 7 · 76 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
4°C
Rain
1.5 mm

Sun 8 · 84 out of 100

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

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 195, good
  2. Mon 294, good
  3. Tue 397, good
  4. Wed 4100, good
  5. Thu 594, good
  6. Fri 690, good
  7. Sat 776, good
  8. Sun 884, good
  9. Mon 981, good
  10. Tue 1082, 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 Prendergast Point Boat Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov95, good6 kn14kn17°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov94, good7 kn14kn17°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov97, good9 kn17kn19°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov100, good9 kn19kn20°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov94, good8 kn18kn17°C2.4 mm
Fri 6Nov90, good8 kn17kn14°C0.3 mm
Sat 7Nov76, good9 kn22kn4°C1.5 mm
Sun 8Nov84, good4 kn10kn10°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov81, good3 kn12kn9°C6.3 mm
Tue 10Nov82, good6 kn14kn8°C0.6 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

the place in full, sources, credits

About Prendergast Point Boat Launch

A launch. 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 Chautauqua. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • 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$1,170–US$2,120 each

about US$1,170–US$2,120 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 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to ERI, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$127–US$268
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
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$1,170–US$2,120

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Chautauqua

Closest

Chautauqua

5 min by car · 21 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 21 places to stay in Chautauqua · Booking.com

About Chautauqua 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 4h 50m

About 4h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ERI, direct, then 1h 25m 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