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Clemmons, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: Harrison Keely, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Tanglewood Yadkin River Access

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

99Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

4 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 100 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 100 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
23°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Thu 5 · 100 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
22°C
Rain
2.3 mm

Fri 6 · 99 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
22°C
Rain
21.3 mm

Sat 7 · 100 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 94 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 88 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0.6 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 298, good
  2. Tue 3100, good
  3. Wed 4100, good
  4. Thu 5100, good
  5. Fri 699, good
  6. Sat 7100, good
  7. Sun 894, good
  8. Mon 988, good
  9. Tue 1090, good
  10. Wed 1196, 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 Tanglewood Yadkin River Access
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov98, good5 kn11kn19°C0.7 mm
Tue 3Nov100, good3 kn9kn22°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov100, good7 kn15kn23°C0.1 mm
Thu 5Nov100, good6 kn16kn22°C2.3 mm
Fri 6Nov99, good5 kn10kn22°C21.3 mm
Sat 7Nov100, good4 kn10kn21°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov94, good3 kn9kn17°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov88, good9 kn21kn12°C0.6 mm
Tue 10Nov90, good6 kn16kn14°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov96, good3 kn14kn18°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

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About Tanglewood Yadkin River Access

A launch on the Yadkin River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 32 km away. The town to stay in is Clemmons. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Yadkin 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 32 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$1,140–US$2,060 each

about US$1,140–US$2,060 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 GSO, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$147–US$301
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$100–US$167
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$1,140–US$2,060

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Clemmons

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Closest

Clemmons

about 10 min by car · 8 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 8 places to stay in Clemmons · Booking.com

About Clemmons 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 ORD → GSO, direct, then 1h 05m 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