Staying Home Sucks, home
Andrews Elementary School in Andrews, North Carolina, and Cherokee County 02
Andrews, the nearest town, 17 km away. Photo: Harrison Keely, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Wine Spring Creek

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

93Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Thu 5: Wind 5 kn gusting 17, Air 18 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 91 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 94 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 90 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Thu 5 · 96 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
18°C
Rain
3 mm

Fri 6 · 95 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 88 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 83 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 188, good
  2. Mon 291, good
  3. Tue 394, good
  4. Wed 490, good
  5. Thu 596, good
  6. Fri 695, good
  7. Sat 788, good
  8. Sun 883, good
  9. Mon 980, good
  10. Tue 1033, poor

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 Wine Spring Creek
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov88, good5 kn17kn12°C4.8 mm
Mon 2Nov91, good5 kn15kn15°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov94, good6 kn18kn18°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov90, good5 kn18kn16°C0.9 mm
Thu 5Nov96, good5 kn17kn18°C3 mm
Fri 6Nov95, good5 kn15kn18°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov88, good3 kn14kn14°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov83, good6 kn17kn13°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov80, good6 kn17kn8°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov33, poor7 kn23kntoo gusty5°C0.9 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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the spot and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Wine Spring Creek

A launch on the Wine Spring Creek. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 16 km away. The town to stay in is Andrews.

  • River Wine Spring Creek
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 16 km away.

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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$1,180–US$2,130 each

about US$1,180–US$2,130 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 MDW to TYS, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$134–US$281
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$1,180–US$2,130

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Andrews

Closest

Andrews

30 min by car · 4 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 4 places to stay in Andrews · Booking.com

About Andrews 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 MDW → TYS, direct, then 1h 40m by road

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Adventurous Fast Rivers 16 km

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