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Haw River, North Carolina 03
Near Red Slide Park Paddle Access. Photo: Indy beetle, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

Red Slide Park Paddle Access

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

98Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Tue 3: Wind 4 kn gusting 11, Air 23 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 100 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
23°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 99 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
24°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Thu 5 · 99 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
25°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 96 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
23°C
Rain
9.9 mm

Sat 7 · 99 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 99 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
20°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 88 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
16°C
Rain
3.3 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 499, good
  4. Thu 599, good
  5. Fri 696, good
  6. Sat 799, good
  7. Sun 899, good
  8. Mon 988, good
  9. Tue 1088, good
  10. Wed 1172, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 5.3 kmthe section

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 Slide Park Paddle Access
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov98, good4 kn12kn19°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov100, good4 kn11kn23°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov99, good6 kn13kn24°C0.1 mm
Thu 5Nov99, good6 kn13kn25°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov96, good7 kn17kn23°C9.9 mm
Sat 7Nov99, good3 kn12kn22°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov99, good5 kn11kn20°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov88, good7 kn16kn16°C3.3 mm
Tue 10Nov88, good8 kn17kn16°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov72, good7 kn13kntoo gusty13°C0 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. The river's level is under In the water. 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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put-in, take-out, its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Red Slide Park Paddle Access

A river section on the Haw River, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 5.3 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Graham. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Haw River
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 5.3 km along the river.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • 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$1,190–US$2,150 each

about US$1,190–US$2,150 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 GSO, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$147–US$301
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$1,190–US$2,150

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Graham

Closest

Graham

about 10 min by car · 4 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 4 places to stay in Graham · Booking.com

About Graham 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 05m

About 5h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → GSO, direct, then 1h 10m by road

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

On the water

River level

Gauge at HAW RIVER AT HAW RIVER, NC: 1.89 m³/s, very low for November (updated 2 h ago). Low.

Bands are this gauge's own record: under its usual low, running, high, and in flood on its few highest days a year. Not a runnable range for the section: check before you go. River levels in the United States: U.S. Geological Survey (public domain). Credits

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

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

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