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Hayward, the nearest town, 8 km away. Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

West River Landing

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

78Good out of 100 for your dates

Usually home sucks

6 days tie for best, usually

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 79 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Wed 4 · 79 out of 100

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Thu 5 · 79 out of 100

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Fri 6 · 79 out of 100

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Sat 7 · 79 out of 100

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Sun 8 · 79 out of 100

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Mon 9 · 74 out of 100

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No forecast for this spot on these dates. Usual weather for your dates

The spot in one fact

  • Flat waterthe water

Usual weather for your dates

not a forecast
Usual kayak conditions at West River Landing, each day of your trip
DayWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3to 8usually8 kn19kn5°C0 mm
Mon 9usually8 kn19kn2°C0 mm

No forecast for this spot on these dates. These are the usual readings for that week.

Map

the spot and its town

Each place wears how it usually is on these dates, from past years' weather: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About West River 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. The town to stay in is Hayward. 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 30 October 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$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$1,170–US$2,120

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Hayward

Closest

Hayward

about 15 min by car · 15 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 15 places to stay in Hayward · Booking.com

About Hayward 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 40m

About 5h 40m 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