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Brownell Street Boat Ramp. Photo: Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Brownell Street 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 Thu 5: Wind 9 kn gusting 19, Air 20 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 97 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 99 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
20°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 90 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 89 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
17°C
Rain
11.1 mm

Sun 8 · 88 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
14°C
Rain
5.7 mm

Mon 9 · 85 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
27kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 10 · 93 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
25kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 396, good
  2. Wed 497, good
  3. Thu 599, good
  4. Fri 690, good
  5. Sat 789, good
  6. Sun 888, good
  7. Mon 985, good
  8. Tue 1093, good
  9. Wed 1188, good
  10. Thu 1281, 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 Brownell Street Boat Ramp
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov96, good7 kn15kn19°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov97, good10 kn20kn19°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov99, good9 kn19kn20°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov90, good6 kn16kn18°C17.3 mm
Sat 7Nov89, good8 kn19kn17°C11.1 mm
Sun 8Nov88, good8 kn19kn14°C5.7 mm
Mon 9Nov85, good10 kn27kn12°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov93, good9 kn25kn16°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov88, good7 kn20kn12°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov81, good6 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.

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Photos of Brownell Street Boat Ramp

Fall River, MA, USA - panoramio (10)
Photo: LEONARDO DASILVA, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ramp structure at Fall River station (2), December 2022
Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
South Coast Rail work crew at Fall River Depot
Photo: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Brownell Street Boat Ramp

A launch on the Taunton River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 23 km away. The town to stay in is Fall River. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.

  • River Taunton 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 None within 10 km, the nearest 23 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$1,110–US$2,030 each

about US$1,110–US$2,030 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$54–US$87
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$1,110–US$2,030

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Fall River

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Closest

Fall River

about 5 min by car · 6 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 6 places to stay in Fall River · Booking.com

About Fall River 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 55m

About 4h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → PVD, direct, then 45 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 23 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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