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Chattanooga, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: Jeff Gunn, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Ross's Landing Pier (TN River)

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

96Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 94 out of 100

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

Tue 3 · 96 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
16kntoo gusty
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 82 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
20°C
Rain
20.2 mm

Thu 5 · 100 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 100 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 95 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 96 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 194, good
  2. Mon 294, good
  3. Tue 396, good
  4. Wed 482, good
  5. Thu 5100, good
  6. Fri 6100, good
  7. Sat 795, good
  8. Sun 896, good
  9. Mon 987, good
  10. Tue 1081, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 17 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 Ross's Landing Pier (TN River)
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov94, good4 kn8kn17°C3.2 mm
Mon 2Nov94, good5 kn12kn22°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov96, good6 kn16kntoo gusty22°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov82, good10 kn21kn20°C20.2 mm
Thu 5Nov100, good4 kn11kn21°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov100, good5 kn14kn21°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov95, good2 kn9kn17°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov96, good4 kn10kn18°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov87, good5 kn14kn16°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov81, good7 kn19kn11°C0.6 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.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Ross's Landing Pier (TN River)

A river section on the Tennessee River, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 17 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 Chattanooga. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots.

  • River Tennessee River
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 17 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$1,180–US$2,130 each

about US$1,180–US$2,130 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 MDW to TYS, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$134–US$281
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$1,180–US$2,130

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Chattanooga

Closest

Chattanooga

2 min by car · 93 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 93 places to stay in Chattanooga · Booking.com

About Chattanooga 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 6h 15m

About 6h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → TYS, direct, then 2h 50m by road

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

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

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