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Taughannock Falls State Park Boat Launch. Photo: James Willamor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Taughannock Falls State Park Boat Launch

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

95Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 9 kn gusting 17, Air 20 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 98 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
19°C
Rain
7.8 mm

Wed 4 · 99 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
20°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 97 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
19°C
Rain
4.1 mm

Fri 6 · 95 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 93 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Sun 8 · 84 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 82 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0.9 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 298, good
  2. Tue 398, good
  3. Wed 499, good
  4. Thu 597, good
  5. Fri 695, good
  6. Sat 793, good
  7. Sun 884, good
  8. Mon 982, good
  9. Tue 1080, good
  10. Wed 1178, 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 Taughannock Falls State Park Boat Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov98, good3 kn9kn19°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov98, good6 kn11kn19°C7.8 mm
Wed 4Nov99, good9 kn17kn20°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov97, good7 kn14kn19°C4.1 mm
Fri 6Nov95, good1 kn7kn17°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov93, good1 kn6kn16°C0.3 mm
Sun 8Nov84, good4 kn17kn10°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov82, good6 kn14kn8°C0.9 mm
Tue 10Nov80, good11 kn26kn10°C1.2 mm
Wed 11Nov78, good10 kn25kn7°C1.2 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.

Map

the spot and its town

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Photos of Taughannock Falls State Park Boat Launch

Fantasy river - panoramio
Photo: Arseny Khakhalin, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Under the waterfall - panoramio
Photo: Arseny Khakhalin, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The historic Inn at Taughannock Falls above lake Cayuga 01
Photo: Bimala Rai Colavito, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Taughannock Falls State Park Boat Launch

A launch on the Taughannock Creek. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.2 km away. The town to stay in is Trumansburg. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Taughannock Creek
  • 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 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 0.2 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$1,190–US$2,160 each

about US$1,190–US$2,160 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 SYR, estimated from distance and season, 4 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$148–US$309
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$2,160

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Trumansburg

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Closest

Trumansburg

about 10 min by car · 6 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 6 places to stay in Trumansburg · Booking.com

About Trumansburg 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 30m

About 5h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → SYR, direct, then 1h 35m by road

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

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