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Hoodsport, the nearest town, 7 km away. Photo: Jiaqian AirplaneFan, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Caddy Lake Boat Launch

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

88Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Tue 3: Wind 3 kn gusting 10, Air 16 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 88 out of 100

Wind
0 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 91 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 88 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 86 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Fri 6 · 80 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
23kn
Air
14°C
Rain
10.2 mm

Sat 7 · 88 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 90 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 187, good
  2. Mon 288, good
  3. Tue 391, good
  4. Wed 488, good
  5. Thu 586, good
  6. Fri 680, good
  7. Sat 788, good
  8. Sun 890, good
  9. Mon 988, good
  10. Tue 1076, good

The spot in one fact

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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 Caddy Lake Boat Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov87, good1 kn6kn12°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov88, good0 kn5kn13°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov91, good3 kn10kn16°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov88, good7 kn16kn14°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov86, good4 kn17kn12°C0.6 mm
Fri 6Nov80, good9 kn23kn14°C10.2 mm
Sat 7Nov88, good2 kn13kn12°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov90, good5 kn10kn14°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov88, good3 kn13kn13°C5.4 mm
Tue 10Nov76, good4 kn12kn12°C18.6 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 Caddy Lake Boat Launch

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 7.1 km away. The town to stay in is Hoodsport. 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 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 7.1 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$1,290–US$2,360 each

about US$1,290–US$2,360 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 SEA, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$248–US$516
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$1,290–US$2,360

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Hoodsport

Closest

Hoodsport

13 min by car · 5 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 5 places to stay in Hoodsport · Booking.com

About Hoodsport 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 7h 20m

About 7h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → SEA, direct, then 1h 20m by road

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

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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