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Clemmons, the nearest town, 18 km away. Photo: Harrison Keely, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

US 64 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

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 100 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
23°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 96 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
24°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 99 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
24°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Fri 6 · 96 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 99 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 100 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 94 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0.9 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 2100, good
  2. Tue 3100, good
  3. Wed 496, good
  4. Thu 599, good
  5. Fri 696, good
  6. Sat 799, good
  7. Sun 8100, good
  8. Mon 994, good
  9. Tue 1084, good
  10. Wed 1173, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 15.1 kmthe section

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 US 64 River Access
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov100, good5 kn13kn20°C0.1 mm
Tue 3Nov100, good4 kn11kn23°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov96, good5 kn11kn24°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov99, good5 kn15kn24°C0.3 mm
Fri 6Nov96, good7 kn15kn23°C14.7 mm
Sat 7Nov99, good3 kn10kn21°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov100, good6 kn14kn21°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov94, good4 kn18kn19°C0.9 mm
Tue 10Nov84, good8 kn18kn16°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov73, good7 kn12kntoo gusty13°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.

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About US 64 River Access

A river section on the Yadkin River, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 15 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 45 km away. The town to stay in is Clemmons.

  • River Yadkin River
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 15 km along the river.
  • 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 45 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$2,150 each

about US$1,190–US$2,150 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 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
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
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$1,190–US$2,150

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Clemmons

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Closest

Clemmons

about 35 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 5h

About 5h door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → GSO, direct, then 1h 10m by road

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

On the water

River level

Gauge at YADKIN RIVER AT YADKIN COLLEGE, NC: 29.4 m³/s, very low for November (updated 4 h ago). Low.

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 25 km.

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