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Red House Lake at sunset, Allegany State Park, New York - 20211110
Red House Lake Boat Launch. Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Red House Lake Boat Launch

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

92Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 96 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 97 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 97 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 90 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
17°C
Rain
4.2 mm

Fri 6 · 90 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 64 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
4°C
Rain
2.1 mm

Sun 8 · 85 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
11°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 296, good
  3. Tue 397, good
  4. Wed 497, good
  5. Thu 590, good
  6. Fri 690, good
  7. Sat 764, good
  8. Sun 885, good
  9. Mon 982, good
  10. Tue 1081, 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 Red House Lake Boat Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov95, good5 kn14kn18°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov96, good5 kn12kn19°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov97, good6 kn16kn20°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov97, good7 kn16kn21°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov90, good6 kn19kn17°C4.2 mm
Fri 6Nov90, good5 kn17kn14°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov64, good8 kn17kn4°C2.1 mm
Sun 8Nov85, good2 kn7kn11°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov82, good5 kn13kn9°C0.6 mm
Tue 10Nov81, good6 kn15kn9°C0 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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Photos of Red House Lake Boat Launch

Sunset at Red House Lake, Allegany State Park - 20210317 - 01
Near Red House Lake Boat Launch. Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
A Forest Creek
Near Red House Lake Boat Launch. Photo: Floyd Hightower, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Red House Lake 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 Red House.

  • 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$1,180–US$2,130 each

about US$1,180–US$2,130 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 MDW to BUF, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$134–US$281
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$1,180–US$2,130

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Red House

Closest

Red House

8 min by car

about US$134/nightcountry average

See places to stay in Red House · Booking.com

About Red House 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 20m

About 5h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → BUF, direct, then 1h 55m 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