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Easton Dam, Lehigh River, Easton, PA - 2026
Scott Park Boat Ramp. Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Scott Park Boat Ramp

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

94Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 98 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 98 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 96 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
22°C
Rain
1.8 mm

Fri 6 · 81 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
17°C
Rain
52.2 mm

Sat 7 · 93 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 88 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 88 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0.3 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 295, good
  2. Tue 398, good
  3. Wed 498, good
  4. Thu 596, good
  5. Fri 681, good
  6. Sat 793, good
  7. Sun 888, good
  8. Mon 988, good
  9. Tue 1026, poor
  10. Wed 1185, 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 Scott Park Boat Ramp
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov95, good5 kn12kn17°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov98, good5 kn12kn19°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov98, good6 kn16kn21°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov96, good6 kn19kn22°C1.8 mm
Fri 6Nov81, good3 kn7kn17°C52.2 mm
Sat 7Nov93, good4 kn14kn16°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov88, good5 kn12kn13°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov88, good6 kn13kn13°C0.3 mm
Tue 10Nov26, poor13 kn24kntoo gusty11°C27.6 mm
Wed 11Nov85, good5 kn9kn13°C1.2 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. The river's level is under In the water. 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 grade III 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. Nov6of 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.

Map

the spot and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of Scott Park Boat Ramp

Northampton Street Bridge over the Delaware River
Photo: Chris Rycroft, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lehigh Valley Railroad Bridge 20071102-jag9889
Photo: Jag9889, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Central Railroad of New Jersey, Delaware River Bridge - looking south
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

More kayaking near here

3 places

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Scott Park Boat Ramp

A launch on the Delaware River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 24 km away. The town to stay in is Easton. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots.

  • River Delaware River
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 24 km away.

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$1,090–US$1,990 each

about US$1,090–US$1,990 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 ORD to ABE, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$154–US$315
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$47–US$80
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$1,090–US$1,990

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Easton

Closest

Easton

about 5 min by car · 13 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 13 places to stay in Easton · Booking.com

About Easton 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 40m

About 4h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ABE, direct, then 40 min by road

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

On the water

River level

Gauge at Delaware River at Riegelsville NJ, 14 km downstream: 103 m³/s, low for November (updated 42 min ago). Low.

Bands are this gauge's own record: under its usual low, running, high, and in flood on its few highest days a year. Not a runnable range for the section: check before you go. River levels in the United States: U.S. Geological Survey (public domain). Credits

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Flatwater Paddle Co. 24 km

The nearest named schools, clubs and kayak or canoe hire within 25 km, in a straight line. Listings, not a recommendation. Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits