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Post Falls, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: Ian Poellet, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Spokane River

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

82Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sun 8: Wind 1 kn gusting 7, Air 11 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 81 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 85 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 85 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 80 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
9°C
Rain
1.5 mm

Fri 6 · 55 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
19kntoo gusty
Air
7°C
Rain
10.8 mm

Sat 7 · 79 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 87 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 184, good
  2. Mon 281, good
  3. Tue 385, good
  4. Wed 485, good
  5. Thu 580, good
  6. Fri 655, fair
  7. Sat 779, good
  8. Sun 887, good
  9. Mon 985, good
  10. Tue 1084, 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 Spokane River
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov84, good6 kn14kn11°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov81, good2 kn8kn9°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov85, good3 kn9kn12°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov85, good1 kn6kn12°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov80, good3 kn17kn9°C1.5 mm
Fri 6Nov55, fair8 kn19kntoo gusty7°C10.8 mm
Sat 7Nov79, good4 kn11kn6°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov87, good1 kn7kn11°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov85, good0 kn5kn10°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov84, good3 kn10kn10°C0 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.

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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Spokane River

A launch on the Spokane River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Post Falls.

  • River Spokane 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 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$1,210–US$2,230 each

about US$1,210–US$2,230 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 GEG, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$228–US$476
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$1,210–US$2,230

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Post Falls

Closest

Post Falls

6 min by car · 4 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 4 places to stay in Post Falls · Booking.com

About Post Falls 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 6h 40m

About 6h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → GEG, direct, then 1h 05m by road

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

On the water

River level

Gauge at Spokane River near Post Falls, ID, 1 km upstream: 52.4 m³/s, very low for November (updated 2 h ago). Running.

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

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 50 km.

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