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Rockford Dam Canoe Landing

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

87Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Tue 3: Wind 7 kn gusting 17, Air 21 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 90 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 92 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
21°C
Rain
2.6 mm

Wed 4 · 84 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
17°C
Rain
2.1 mm

Thu 5 · 83 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
12°C
Rain
3.6 mm

Fri 6 · 87 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
12°C
Rain
2.7 mm

Sat 7 · 82 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 76 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
10°C
Rain
1.5 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 199, good
  2. Mon 290, good
  3. Tue 392, good
  4. Wed 484, good
  5. Thu 583, good
  6. Fri 687, good
  7. Sat 782, good
  8. Sun 876, good
  9. Mon 982, good
  10. Tue 1084, 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 Rockford Dam Canoe Landing
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov99, good3 kn8kn19°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov90, good5 kn11kn18°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov92, good7 kn17kn21°C2.6 mm
Wed 4Nov84, good9 kn17kn17°C2.1 mm
Thu 5Nov83, good6 kn13kn12°C3.6 mm
Fri 6Nov87, good3 kn8kn12°C2.7 mm
Sat 7Nov82, good3 kn10kn9°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov76, good9 kn19kn10°C1.5 mm
Mon 9Nov82, good6 kn19kn11°C0.6 mm
Tue 10Nov84, good6 kn17kn11°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 Rockford Dam Canoe Landing

A launch on the Rogue River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 40 km away. The town to stay in is Rockford.

  • River Rogue River
  • 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 40 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$925–US$1,640 each

about US$925–US$1,640 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: fuel, 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
Fuelabout 535 km there and back, sharedabout US$33–US$47
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$348–US$583
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Kayak hire5 days, or bring your ownabout US$201–US$375
Totalabout US$925–US$1,640

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Rockford

Closest

Rockford

1 min by car · 4 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 4 places to stay in Rockford · Booking.com

About Rockford 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 3h 20m

About 3h 20m door to door from Chicago

Drive: Drive, about 3h 20m

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

On the water

River level

Gauge at ROGUE RIVER NEAR ROCKFORD, MI, 7 km downstream: 3.14 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