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Androscoggin River Boat Ramp

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 Wed 4: Wind 4 kn gusting 11, Air 21 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 90 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Wed 4 · 99 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 96 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
20°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 92 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
17°C
Rain
9 mm

Sat 7 · 92 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
15°C
Rain
12.3 mm

Sun 8 · 92 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Mon 9 · 86 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 296, good
  2. Tue 390, good
  3. Wed 499, good
  4. Thu 596, good
  5. Fri 692, good
  6. Sat 792, good
  7. Sun 892, good
  8. Mon 986, good
  9. Tue 1075, good
  10. Wed 1176, 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 Androscoggin River Boat Ramp
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov96, good5 kn13kn19°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov90, good2 kn6kn15°C0.1 mm
Wed 4Nov99, good4 kn11kn21°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov96, good6 kn15kn20°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov92, good1 kn7kn17°C9 mm
Sat 7Nov92, good5 kn11kn15°C12.3 mm
Sun 8Nov92, good5 kn15kn16°C0.3 mm
Mon 9Nov86, good7 kn15kn12°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov75, good6 kn11kn10°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov76, good3 kn9kntoo gusty8°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. Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar6of 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. 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

the spot and 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

the place in full, sources, credits

About Androscoggin River Boat Ramp

A launch on the Little Androscoggin River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 37 km away. The town to stay in is Oxford Maine.

  • River Little Androscoggin River
  • 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 37 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$1,220–US$2,210 each

about US$1,220–US$2,210 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to PWM, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$174–US$362
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
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$1,220–US$2,210

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Oxford Maine

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Closest

Oxford Maine

about 15 min by car

about US$134/nightcountry average

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About Oxford Maine 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 30m

About 5h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → PWM, direct, then 1h 15m 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 25 km.

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