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Jacksonville, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: Pokemonprime, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Saint Johns River

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

100Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Every day scores the same

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 100 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
25°C
Rain
2.7 mm

Wed 4 · 100 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
27°C
Rain
0.2 mm

Thu 5 · 100 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
27°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Fri 6 · 100 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
26°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Sat 7 · 100 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
25°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 100 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
25°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 100 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 2100, good
  2. Tue 3100, good
  3. Wed 4100, good
  4. Thu 5100, good
  5. Fri 6100, good
  6. Sat 7100, good
  7. Sun 8100, good
  8. Mon 9100, good
  9. Tue 1097, good
  10. Wed 11100, 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 Saint Johns River
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov100, good10 kn20kn24°C3.5 mm
Tue 3Nov100, good8 kn15kn25°C2.7 mm
Wed 4Nov100, good3 kn8kn27°C0.2 mm
Thu 5Nov100, good3 kn5kn27°C0.3 mm
Fri 6Nov100, good3 kn8kn26°C0.9 mm
Sat 7Nov100, good3 kn10kn25°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov100, good1 kn6kn25°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov100, good6 kn18kn21°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov97, good2 kn15kn18°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov100, good1 kn8kn20°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 Saint Johns River

A launch on the Saint Johns River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 27 km away. The town to stay in is Jacksonville. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Saint Johns 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 27 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$1,110–US$2,020 each

about US$1,110–US$2,020 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 JAX, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$167–US$348
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$47–US$74
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$1,110–US$2,020

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Jacksonville

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Closest

Jacksonville

about 5 min by car · 34 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 34 places to stay in Jacksonville · Booking.com

About Jacksonville 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 55m

About 4h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → JAX, direct, then 40 min 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