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Springbrook Landing

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

70Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Tue 3: Wind 2 kn gusting 9, Air 16 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 92 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Wed 4 · 84 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
18°C
Rain
1.9 mm

Thu 5 · 26 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
17kntoo gusty
Air
8°C
Rain
5.9 mm

Fri 6 · 64 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 73 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
22kntoo gusty
Air
5°C
Rain
4.8 mm

Mon 9 · 72 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 20, poor
  2. Tue 392, good
  3. Wed 484, good
  4. Thu 526, poor
  5. Fri 664, good
  6. Sat 773, good
  7. Sun 80, poor
  8. Mon 972, good
  9. Tue 1029, poor
  10. Wed 1164, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • Best Jun–Sep7 good days in 7

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 Springbrook Landing
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov0, poor11 kn22kntoo gusty13°C11.8 mm
Tue 3Nov92, good2 kn9kn16°C0.9 mm
Wed 4Nov84, good6 kn15kn18°C1.9 mm
Thu 5Nov26, poor9 kn17kntoo gusty8°C5.9 mm
Fri 6Nov64, good6 kn17kn6°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov73, good3 kn8kn9°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov0, poor11 kn22kntoo gusty5°C4.8 mm
Mon 9Nov72, good4 kn13kn6°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov29, poor8 kn20kntoo gusty7°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov64, good8 kn19kn10°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.

Best time to go

best Jun–Sep

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for new paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May6of 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. Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov3of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec2of 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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More kayaking near here

2 places

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Springbrook Landing

A launch on the Namekagon 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. For new paddlers the best months are usually June, July, August and September, with about 7 good days in 7; in February and December, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Trego. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Namekagon 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$1,170–US$2,120 each

about US$1,170–US$2,120 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 ORD to DLH, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$127–US$268
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$1,170–US$2,120

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Trego

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Closest

Trego

about 25 min by car · 3 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 3 places to stay in Trego · Booking.com

About Trego 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 5h 35m

About 5h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → DLH, direct, then 2h 10m 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