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River front, Peekskill,NY June 2020
Riverfront Green Park Boat Launch. Photo: Tu sonrisa, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Riverfront Green Park 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

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 98 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
20°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 98 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 96 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
20°C
Rain
1.5 mm

Fri 6 · 82 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
3kn
Air
16°C
Rain
42.3 mm

Sat 7 · 89 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 85 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 87 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 296, good
  2. Tue 398, good
  3. Wed 498, good
  4. Thu 596, good
  5. Fri 682, good
  6. Sat 789, good
  7. Sun 885, good
  8. Mon 987, good
  9. Tue 1061, good
  10. Wed 1186, 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 Riverfront Green Park Boat Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov96, good6 kn15kn19°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov98, good5 kn13kn20°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov98, good5 kn16kn20°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov96, good6 kn18kn20°C1.5 mm
Fri 6Nov82, good1 kn3kn16°C42.3 mm
Sat 7Nov89, good5 kn18kn14°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov85, good6 kn20kn13°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov87, good3 kn9kn12°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov61, good8 kn16kn9°C19.2 mm
Wed 11Nov86, good2 kn13kn11°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

No month stands out

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for grade III paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May7of 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. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov6of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec6of 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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Photos of Riverfront Green Park Boat Launch

Riverfront Green Park sculptures - panoramio
Photo: Jon Platek, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sunset in Peekskill, NY 2020
Photo: Tu sonrisa, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Roa Hook Cortlandt in fall from Riverfront Green Park Peekskill
Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

More kayaking near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Riverfront Green Park Boat Launch

A launch on the MacGregory Brook. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 23 km away. The town to stay in is Peekskill. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

  • River MacGregory Brook
  • 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 23 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$1,130–US$2,040 each

about US$1,130–US$2,040 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 HPN, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$161–US$328
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$1,130–US$2,040

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Peekskill

Closest

Peekskill

about 5 min by car · 8 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 8 places to stay in Peekskill · Booking.com

About Peekskill 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

About 5h door to door from Chicago

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

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Horan's Landing Kayak Rack 23 km

The nearest named schools, clubs and kayak or canoe hire within 25 km, in a straight line. Listings, not a recommendation. Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits