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Chattanooga, the nearest town, 11 km away. Photo: Jeff Gunn, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Camp Jordan (South Chick)

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

95Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 94 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
23°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 92 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
26°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 82 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
25kn
Air
20°C
Rain
7.7 mm

Thu 5 · 100 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 100 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
23°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 93 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 93 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 194, good
  2. Mon 294, good
  3. Tue 392, good
  4. Wed 482, good
  5. Thu 5100, good
  6. Fri 6100, good
  7. Sat 793, good
  8. Sun 893, good
  9. Mon 985, good
  10. Tue 1081, 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 Camp Jordan (South Chick)
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov94, good1 kn4kn17°C0.4 mm
Mon 2Nov94, good6 kn14kn23°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov92, good5 kn10kn26°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov82, good11 kn25kn20°C7.7 mm
Thu 5Nov100, good4 kn11kn22°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov100, good1 kn7kn23°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov93, good6 kn15kn16°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov93, good5 kn18kn17°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov85, good6 kn12kn13°C0.6 mm
Tue 10Nov81, good8 kn25kn14°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

the place in full, sources, credits

About Camp Jordan (South Chick)

A launch on the West Chickamauga Creek. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Chattanooga. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River West Chickamauga Creek
  • 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 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$1,180–US$2,130 each

about US$1,180–US$2,130 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 TYS, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$134–US$281
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$1,180–US$2,130

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Chattanooga

Closest

Chattanooga

19 min by car · 93 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 93 places to stay in Chattanooga · Booking.com

About Chattanooga 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 10m

About 6h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → TYS, direct, then 2h 45m by road

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

On the water

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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