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Brigham City, the nearest town, 8 km away. Photo: Tricia Simpson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Bear River

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

85Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 84 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 84 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Thu 5 · 84 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Fri 6 · 85 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 86 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 85 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 86 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 284, good
  2. Tue 385, good
  3. Wed 484, good
  4. Thu 584, good
  5. Fri 684, good
  6. Sat 788, good
  7. Sun 887, good
  8. Mon 987, good
  9. Tue 1089, good
  10. Wed 1177, 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 Bear River
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov84, good4 kn12kn10°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov85, good2 kn9kn11°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov84, good4 kn10kn10°C0.3 mm
Thu 5Nov84, good3 kn10kn10°C0.3 mm
Fri 6Nov84, good3 kn11kn11°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov88, good3 kn10kn12°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov87, good1 kn9kn12°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov87, good1 kn9kn12°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov89, good2 kn12kn13°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov77, good3 kn18kn8°C8.4 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. The river's level is under In the water. 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.

Map

the spot and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Bear River

A launch on the Bear River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Brigham City.

  • River Bear River
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • 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$1,250–US$2,280 each

about US$1,250–US$2,280 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 SLC, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$208–US$429
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$1,250–US$2,280

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Brigham City

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Closest

Brigham City

about 15 min by car · 6 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 6 places to stay in Brigham City · Booking.com

About Brigham City 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 6h 50m

About 6h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → SLC, direct, then 1h 45m by road

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

On the water

River level

Gauge at BEAR RIVER NEAR CORINNE, UT, 9 km upstream: 22.7 m³/s, normal for November (updated 1 h ago). Running.

Bands are this gauge's own record: under its usual low, running, high, and in flood on its few highest days a year. Not a runnable range for the section: check before you go. River levels in the United States: U.S. Geological Survey (public domain). Credits

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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