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Rivière Sainte-Anne - Saint-Raymond 2024
Rivière Sainte-Anne. Photo: Gabriel Picard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Rivière Sainte-Anne

Kayak spot · Canada

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

63Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 61 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Tue 3 · 51 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
9°C
Rain
9.5 mm

Wed 4 · 63 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
4kn
Air
13°C
Rain
10.9 mm

Thu 5 · 69 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 69 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 60 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 49 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 154, fair
  2. Mon 261, good
  3. Tue 351, fair
  4. Wed 463, good
  5. Thu 569, good
  6. Fri 669, good
  7. Sat 760, good
  8. Sun 849, fair
  9. Mon 953, fair
  10. Tue 1053, fair

The spot in two facts

  • Moving waterthe water
  • Best Jul–Aug7 good days in 7

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 Rivière Sainte-Anne
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov54, fair8 kn18kn9°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov61, good5 kn11kn11°C0.9 mm
Tue 3Nov51, fair5 kn10kn9°C9.5 mm
Wed 4Nov63, good1 kn4kn13°C10.9 mm
Thu 5Nov69, good5 kn11kn16°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov69, good4 kn12kn16°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov60, good2 kn9kn11°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov49, fair9 kn24kn7°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov53, fair5 kn12kn8°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov53, fair5 kn13kn8°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.

Best time to go

best Jul–Aug

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

  1. Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May4of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun6of 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. Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov0of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec0of 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. Days past the forecast count as they usually are.

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Photos of Rivière Sainte-Anne

Confluence - Rivière Sainte-Anne - Bras du Nord (1)
Photo: Gabriel Picard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Pont ferroviaire rivière Saint-Anne à Saint-Raymond (65991)
Near Rivière Sainte-Anne. Photo: Wolfy13399, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Rivière Sainte-Anne

A launch on the Rivière Sainte-Anne. Suits grade III paddlers and up: a river with no grade stated, which we never offer a new paddler. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. For grade III paddlers the best months are usually July and August, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Saint-Raymond. Within 5 km we also list 1 mountain bike area.

  • River Rivière Sainte-Anne
  • Grade No source states its grade: check a guidebook before you paddle it.
  • Who it suits Suits grade III paddlers and up: a river with no grade stated, which we never offer a new paddler.
  • 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$1,060–US$1,930 each

about US$1,060–US$1,930 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 YQB, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$174–US$355
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$80–US$134
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$315–US$523
Food7 days eating outabout US$308–US$576
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$181–US$342
Totalabout US$1,060–US$1,930

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Saint-Raymond

Closest

Saint-Raymond

8 min by car

about US$121/nightcountry average

See places to stay in Saint-Raymond · Booking.com

About Saint-Raymond its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$121 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 6h 55m

About 6h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → YQB, direct, then 55 min by road

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

On the water

River level

River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go.

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

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

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