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Jordan River (Utah) in Midvale
7800 South Access. Photo: Bgwhite, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

7800 South Access

Kayak spot · United States

Whitewater: a river with rapids

Is it worth the trip?

64Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Mon 9: Wind 1 kn gusting 7, Air 15 °C, River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 63 out of 100

Wind
0 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 58 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0.5 mm

Thu 5 · 61 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 62 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 64 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 65 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 69 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 258, fair
  2. Tue 363, good
  3. Wed 458, fair
  4. Thu 561, good
  5. Fri 662, good
  6. Sat 764, good
  7. Sun 865, good
  8. Mon 969, good
  9. Tue 1069, good
  10. Wed 1158, fair

The spot in three facts

  • Moving waterthe water
  • 0.6 kmthe section
  • Best Jun–Sep7 good days in 7

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 7800 South Access
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov58, fair4 kn15kn10°C2.1 mm
Tue 3Nov63, good0 kn7kn12°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov58, fair7 kn17kn10°C0.5 mm
Thu 5Nov61, good3 kn10kn11°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov62, good3 kn10kn12°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov64, good2 kn10kn13°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov65, good1 kn8kn13°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov69, good1 kn7kn15°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov69, good5 kn21kn16°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov58, fair4 kn18kn10°C3 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

best Jun–Sep

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

  1. Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May6of 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. Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov2of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec0of 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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1 place

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About 7800 South Access

A river section on the Jordan River, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 0.6 km along the river. Suits grade III paddlers and up: a river with no grade stated, which we never offer a new paddler. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. For grade III paddlers the best months are usually June, July, August and September, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Midvale. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Jordan River
  • Grade No source states its grade: check a guidebook before you paddle it.
  • Length 0.6 km along the river.
  • Who it suits Suits grade III paddlers and up: a river with no grade stated, which we never offer a new paddler.
  • 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$1,150–US$2,110 each

about US$1,150–US$2,110 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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
Flightsreturn MDW to SLC, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$208–US$429
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$47–US$81
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$349–US$584
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$637
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$201–US$376
Totalabout US$1,150–US$2,110

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Midvale

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Closest

Midvale

about 5 min by car · 28 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 28 places to stay in Midvale · Booking.com

About Midvale 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 5h 45m

About 5h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → SLC, direct, then 40 min by road

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

On the water

River level

River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go.

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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