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Reedy Fork

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

99Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

4 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 100 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 100 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
23°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 100 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
24°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Fri 6 · 96 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
21°C
Rain
42.9 mm

Sat 7 · 100 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 94 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 89 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 297, good
  2. Tue 3100, good
  3. Wed 4100, good
  4. Thu 5100, good
  5. Fri 696, good
  6. Sat 7100, good
  7. Sun 894, good
  8. Mon 989, good
  9. Tue 1091, good
  10. Wed 1196, 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 Reedy Fork
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov97, good4 kn8kn18°C0.1 mm
Tue 3Nov100, good4 kn10kn22°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov100, good7 kn15kn23°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov100, good8 kn16kn24°C0.1 mm
Fri 6Nov96, good6 kn12kn21°C42.9 mm
Sat 7Nov100, good4 kn12kn22°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov94, good2 kn9kn16°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov89, good10 kn24kn16°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov91, good9 kn22kn15°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov96, good6 kn16kn18°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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Reedy Fork

A launch on the Reedy Fork. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 47 km away. The town to stay in is Elon. Within 5 km we also list 1 mountain bike area.

  • River Reedy Fork
  • 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 47 km away.

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$1,110–US$2,020 each

about US$1,110–US$2,020 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 GSO, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$147–US$301
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$1,110–US$2,020

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Elon

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Closest

Elon

about 25 min by car · 9 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 9 places to stay in Elon · Booking.com

About Elon 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 45m

About 4h 45m door to door from Chicago

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

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

On the water

River level

Gauge at REEDY FORK NEAR GIBSONVILLE, NC, 1 km upstream: 0.08 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 25 km.

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