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Providence, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Batcheller Ave Boat Launch

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

97Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

3 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 98 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 99 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 99 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 97 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
18°C
Rain
13.8 mm

Sat 7 · 99 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
16°C
Rain
22.8 mm

Sun 8 · 90 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 91 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
23kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0.6 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 296, good
  2. Tue 398, good
  3. Wed 499, good
  4. Thu 599, good
  5. Fri 693, good
  6. Sat 783, good
  7. Sun 892, good
  8. Mon 990, good
  9. Tue 1084, good
  10. Wed 1181, good

The spot in one fact

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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 Batcheller Ave Boat Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov96, good8 kn18kn19°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov98, good5 kn12kn21°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov99, good8 kn18kn21°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov99, good7 kn17kn21°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov93, good9 kn16kn18°C13.8 mm
Sat 7Nov83, good5 kn13kn16°C22.8 mm
Sun 8Nov92, good4 kn11kn16°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov90, good10 kn23kn14°C0.6 mm
Tue 10Nov84, good8 kn29kn13°C0.9 mm
Wed 11Nov81, good9 kn20kn10°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.

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About

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About Batcheller Ave Boat Launch

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 6.6 km away. The town to stay in is Providence.

  • 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 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 6.6 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$1,090–US$1,990 each

about US$1,090–US$1,990 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 PVD, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$168–US$349
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$27–US$40
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$1,090–US$1,990

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Providence

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Closest

Providence

about 15 min by car · 58 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 58 places to stay in Providence · Booking.com

About Providence 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 4h 40m

About 4h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → PVD, direct, then 30 min by road

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Community Boating Center 6.6 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

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