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Robbinsville, the nearest town, 15 km away. Photo: Harrison Keely, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Rymers Ferry Lake Access

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

91Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Tue 3: Wind 8 kn gusting 22, Air 21 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 100 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 46 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
29kntoo gusty
Air
19°C
Rain
10.1 mm

Thu 5 · 99 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
20°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Fri 6 · 96 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 90 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Sun 8 · 89 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 79 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
27kn
Air
6°C
Rain
1.5 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 298, good
  2. Tue 3100, good
  3. Wed 446, fair
  4. Thu 599, good
  5. Fri 696, good
  6. Sat 790, good
  7. Sun 889, good
  8. Mon 979, good
  9. Tue 1085, good
  10. Wed 1193, good

The spot in one fact

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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 Rymers Ferry Lake Access
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov98, good10 kn29kn19°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov100, good8 kn22kn21°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov46, fair9 kn29kntoo gusty19°C10.1 mm
Thu 5Nov99, good5 kn15kn20°C0.3 mm
Fri 6Nov96, good6 kn17kn18°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov90, good6 kn17kn14°C0.3 mm
Sun 8Nov89, good7 kn19kn13°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov79, good9 kn27kn6°C1.5 mm
Tue 10Nov85, good5 kn17kn11°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov93, good4 kn12kn17°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.

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About

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About Rymers Ferry Lake Access

A launch on the Farley Branch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 26 km away. The town to stay in is Robbinsville. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots.

  • River Farley Branch
  • 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 26 km away.

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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$1,120–US$2,040 each

about US$1,120–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 MDW to TYS, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$134–US$281
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$94–US$161
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$1,120–US$2,040

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Robbinsville

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Closest

Robbinsville

about 30 min by car · 8 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 8 places to stay in Robbinsville · Booking.com

About Robbinsville 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 25m

About 4h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → TYS, direct, then 1h 05m 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 25 km.

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