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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?

91Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: Wind 3 kn gusting 10, Air 21 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 96 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 86 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
24°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 82 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
23°C
Rain
3 mm

Fri 6 · 99 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
22°C
Rain
17.4 mm

Sat 7 · 87 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 94 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 71 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
12kntoo gusty
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 287, good
  2. Tue 398, good
  3. Wed 492, good
  4. Thu 588, good
  5. Fri 693, good
  6. Sat 797, good
  7. Sun 894, good
  8. Mon 971, good
  9. Tue 1078, good
  10. Wed 1194, 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 2Nov87, good6 kn13kn19°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov98, good3 kn10kn22°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov92, good4 kn10kn24°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov88, good5 kn11kn23°C3 mm
Fri 6Nov93, good4 kn13kn22°C17.4 mm
Sat 7Nov97, good4 kn11kn22°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov94, good2 kn8kn17°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov71, good4 kn12kntoo gusty13°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov78, good6 kn17kn14°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov94, good2 kn13kn18°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.

Best time to go

No month stands out

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

  1. Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May7of 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. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov7of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec6of 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

put-in, take-out, 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

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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: 30.6 m³/s, very low for November (updated 2 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