Staying Home Sucks, home
The Berkley-Dighton Bridge crosses the Taunton River in Massachusetts
Berkley Bridge Village Heritage Park. Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Berkley Bridge Village Heritage Park

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

75Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sat 7: Wind 3 kn gusting 8, Air 17 °C, Rain 8.4 mm

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 75 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
18kntoo gusty
Air
20°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 75 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
19kntoo gusty
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 79 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
18°C
Rain
12.6 mm

Sat 7 · 89 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
17°C
Rain
8.4 mm

Sun 8 · 77 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
15°C
Rain
4.2 mm

Mon 9 · 63 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
14kntoo gusty
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 10 · 29 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
17kntoo gusty
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 382, good
  2. Wed 475, good
  3. Thu 575, good
  4. Fri 679, good
  5. Sat 789, good
  6. Sun 877, good
  7. Mon 963, good
  8. Tue 1029, poor
  9. Wed 1174, good
  10. Thu 1275, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 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 Berkley Bridge Village Heritage Park
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov82, good7 kn16kn20°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov75, good8 kn18kntoo gusty20°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov75, good9 kn19kntoo gusty21°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov79, good6 kn16kn18°C12.6 mm
Sat 7Nov89, good3 kn8kn17°C8.4 mm
Sun 8Nov77, good4 kn9kn15°C4.2 mm
Mon 9Nov63, good7 kn14kntoo gusty13°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov29, poor9 kn17kntoo gusty17°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov74, good6 kn19kn13°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov75, good3 kn17kn8°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

best Jun–Sep

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

  1. Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr5of 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. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov5of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
  12. Dec4of 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.

The map needs JavaScript. Every place on it is listed on this page, and each place's page links to Google Maps.

One finger scrolls the page; two fingers move the map. Pins are our own positions. Map OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

More kayaking near here

1 place

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Berkley Bridge Village Heritage Park

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 24 km away. For new paddlers the best months are usually June, July, August and September, with about 7 good days in 7; in January and February, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Taunton. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • 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 24 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$1,130–US$2,070 each

about US$1,130–US$2,070 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 3 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$74–US$127
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$349–US$583
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$1,130–US$2,070

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Taunton

Ad Links marked Ad may pay us if you book. You pay the same, and they never change a score. How we earn

Closest

Taunton

about 20 min by car · 2 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 2 places to stay in Taunton · Booking.com

About Taunton 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 3 November 2026.

Getting there: about 5h 05m

About 5h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → PVD, direct, then 55 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 24 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

Saved: this link opens the same trip

Email itRemind me to book

The link holds the trip itself: nothing about you is kept. Check the forecast again before you book.