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Perry Town Hall Perry Downtown Historic District Nov 10
Perry, the nearest town, 5 km away. Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Silver Lake State Park Boat Launch

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

90Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 8 kn gusting 17, Air 22 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 100 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 93 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
17°C
Rain
1.9 mm

Fri 6 · 93 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 83 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
9°C
Rain
3 mm

Sun 8 · 84 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
11°C
Rain
1.5 mm

Mon 9 · 79 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
25kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Tue 10 · 81 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0.3 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 399, good
  2. Wed 4100, good
  3. Thu 593, good
  4. Fri 693, good
  5. Sat 783, good
  6. Sun 884, good
  7. Mon 979, good
  8. Tue 1081, good
  9. Wed 1173, good
  10. Thu 1286, 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 Silver Lake State Park Boat Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov99, good5 kn15kn20°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov100, good8 kn17kn22°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov93, good6 kn13kn17°C1.9 mm
Fri 6Nov93, good6 kn14kn16°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov83, good6 kn13kn9°C3 mm
Sun 8Nov84, good3 kn13kn11°C1.5 mm
Mon 9Nov79, good11 kn25kn9°C0.9 mm
Tue 10Nov81, good9 kn24kn10°C0.3 mm
Wed 11Nov73, good10 kn18kn7°C0.9 mm
Thu 12Nov86, good8 kn17kn11°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 Silver Lake State Park Boat Launch

A launch. 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 Perry.

  • 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$1,190–US$2,140 each

about US$1,190–US$2,140 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to ROC, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$141–US$289
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$349–US$584
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$637
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$201–US$376
Totalabout US$1,190–US$2,140

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Perry

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Closest

Perry

about 10 min by car · 5 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 5 places to stay in Perry · Booking.com

About Perry 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 2 November 2026.

Getting there: about 4h 50m

About 4h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → ROC, direct, then 1h 20m 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 50 km.

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