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Osceola, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: Kbh3rd, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Sac RIver Access

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

93Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

4 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 89 out of 100

Wind
13 kn
Gusts
25kntoo gusty
Air
25°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 95 out of 100

Wind
12 kn
Gusts
25kn
Air
23°C
Rain
10.1 mm

Wed 4 · 95 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 95 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 94 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 95 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 80 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 1100, good
  2. Mon 289, good
  3. Tue 395, good
  4. Wed 495, good
  5. Thu 595, good
  6. Fri 694, good
  7. Sat 795, good
  8. Sun 880, good
  9. Mon 984, good
  10. Tue 1086, 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 Sac RIver Access
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov100, good5 kn10kn21°C1.3 mm
Mon 2Nov89, good13 kn25kntoo gusty25°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov95, good12 kn25kn23°C10.1 mm
Wed 4Nov95, good10 kn21kn17°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov95, good6 kn15kn17°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov94, good3 kn10kn16°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov95, good5 kn13kn18°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov80, good11 kn24kn13°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov84, good8 kn19kn10°C1.2 mm
Tue 10Nov86, good8 kn20kn12°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

the place in full, sources, credits

About Sac RIver Access

A launch on the Sac River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Osceola.

  • River Sac 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 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$985–US$1,740 each

about US$985–US$1,740 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 1595 km there and back, sharedabout US$94–US$147
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$985–US$1,740

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Osceola

Closest

Osceola

11 min by car · 4 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 4 places to stay in Osceola · Booking.com

About Osceola 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 9h 10m

About 9h 10m door to door from Chicago

Drive: Drive, about 9h 10m

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