Staying Home Sucks, home

184th Ave Boat Launch

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

82Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: Wind 5 kn gusting 11, Air 12 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 83 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
19kntoo gusty
Air
20°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 79 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
18°C
Rain
5 mm

Thu 5 · 77 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Fri 6 · 87 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
12°C
Rain
2.4 mm

Sat 7 · 84 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 79 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
7°C
Rain
1.5 mm

Mon 9 · 79 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 289, good
  2. Tue 383, good
  3. Wed 479, good
  4. Thu 577, good
  5. Fri 687, good
  6. Sat 784, good
  7. Sun 879, good
  8. Mon 979, good
  9. Tue 1076, good
  10. Wed 1183, 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 184th Ave Boat Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov89, good7 kn14kn17°C0.1 mm
Tue 3Nov83, good10 kn19kntoo gusty20°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov79, good10 kn19kn18°C5 mm
Thu 5Nov77, good9 kn17kn12°C0.3 mm
Fri 6Nov87, good5 kn11kn12°C2.4 mm
Sat 7Nov84, good5 kn14kn10°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov79, good6 kn16kn7°C1.5 mm
Mon 9Nov79, good6 kn13kn9°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov76, good8 kn22kn11°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov83, good1 kn8kn9°C0 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.

Best time to go

No month stands out

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

  1. Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr6of 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. Nov6of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

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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.

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About

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About 184th Ave Boat Launch

A launch on the White River (South Branch). No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Whitehall. Within 5 km we also list 3 kayak spots.

  • River White River (South Branch)
  • 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 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$926–US$1,640 each

about US$926–US$1,640 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: fuel, 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
Fuelabout 545 km there and back, sharedabout US$34–US$47
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$349–US$584
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$637
Kayak hire5 days, or bring your ownabout US$201–US$376
Totalabout US$926–US$1,640

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Whitehall

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Closest

Whitehall

about 45 min by car · 13 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 13 places to stay in Whitehall · Booking.com

About Whitehall 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 3h 20m

About 3h 20m door to door from Chicago

Drive: Drive, about 3h 20m

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

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