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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?

74Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Thu 5: Wind 3 kn gusting 10, Air 22 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
26kntoo gusty
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
12 kn
Gusts
33kntoo gusty
Air
17°C
Rain
10.1 mm

Thu 5 · 96 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
22°C
Rain
5.3 mm

Fri 6 · 90 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Sat 7 · 88 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 80 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
11kntoo gusty
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 70 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
13kntoo gusty
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 20, poor
  2. Tue 30, poor
  3. Wed 40, poor
  4. Thu 596, good
  5. Fri 690, good
  6. Sat 788, good
  7. Sun 880, good
  8. Mon 970, good
  9. Tue 1079, good
  10. Wed 1192, 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 Rymers Ferry Lake Access
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov0, poor11 kn27kntoo gusty20°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov0, poor10 kn26kntoo gusty22°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov0, poor12 kn33kntoo gusty17°C10.1 mm
Thu 5Nov96, good3 kn10kn22°C5.3 mm
Fri 6Nov90, good4 kn12kn19°C0.6 mm
Sat 7Nov88, good2 kn8kn17°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov80, good3 kn11kntoo gusty13°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov70, good3 kn13kntoo gusty6°C1.5 mm
Tue 10Nov79, good4 kn17kn11°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov92, 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.

Best time to go

No month stands out

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for new 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. Nov7of 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.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

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