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Cedar River in Fall
Cedar River. Photo: Andy Arthur, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Cedar River

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

91Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 5 kn gusting 14, Air 20 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 94 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Wed 4 · 98 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
20°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 92 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
25kn
Air
15°C
Rain
4.1 mm

Fri 6 · 92 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 91 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
14°C
Rain
1.8 mm

Sun 8 · 77 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
6°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Mon 9 · 72 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
27kn
Air
2°C
Rain
1.5 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 394, good
  2. Wed 498, good
  3. Thu 592, good
  4. Fri 692, good
  5. Sat 791, good
  6. Sun 877, good
  7. Mon 972, good
  8. Tue 1035, poor
  9. Wed 1172, good
  10. Thu 1270, 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 Cedar River
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov94, good6 kn16kn16°C0.1 mm
Wed 4Nov98, good5 kn14kn20°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov92, good8 kn25kn15°C4.1 mm
Fri 6Nov92, good3 kn10kn16°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov91, good2 kn7kn14°C1.8 mm
Sun 8Nov77, good9 kn21kn6°C0.6 mm
Mon 9Nov72, good9 kn27kn2°C1.5 mm
Tue 10Nov35, poor13 kn31kntoo gusty11°C0.6 mm
Wed 11Nov72, good9 kn23kn2°C0.3 mm
Thu 12Nov70, good6 kn17kn0°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 Cedar River

A launch on the Cedar River. 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 Blue Mountain Lake.

  • River Cedar River
  • 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.

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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$1,200–US$2,180 each

about US$1,200–US$2,180 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 2 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to ALB, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$154–US$329
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
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$1,200–US$2,180

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Blue Mountain Lake

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Closest

Blue Mountain Lake

about 30 min by car · 10 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 10 places to stay in Blue Mountain Lake · Booking.com

About Blue Mountain Lake 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 6h 20m

About 6h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → ALB, direct, then 2h 25m 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.

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