Staying Home Sucks, home
Located off of Clayton Lake, crews utilized a cabin rented from land owners as their base camp during multiple day studies.
Near Chemquasabamticook Stream. Photo: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Chemquasabamticook Stream

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

87Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Thu 5: Wind 6 kn gusting 15, Air 19 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 83 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
9°C
Rain
1.8 mm

Wed 4 · 91 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
14°C
Rain
2.4 mm

Thu 5 · 96 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0.4 mm

Fri 6 · 91 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 82 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 80 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 70 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
2°C
Rain
9.6 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 288, good
  2. Tue 383, good
  3. Wed 491, good
  4. Thu 596, good
  5. Fri 691, good
  6. Sat 782, good
  7. Sun 880, good
  8. Mon 970, good
  9. Tue 1076, good
  10. Wed 1170, 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 Chemquasabamticook Stream
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov88, good10 kn21kn12°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov83, good5 kn11kn9°C1.8 mm
Wed 4Nov91, good8 kn20kn14°C2.4 mm
Thu 5Nov96, good6 kn15kn19°C0.4 mm
Fri 6Nov91, good7 kn20kn15°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov82, good6 kn14kn8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov80, good4 kn14kn7°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov70, good4 kn11kn2°C9.6 mm
Tue 10Nov76, good10 kn24kn5°C0.9 mm
Wed 11Nov70, good9 kn19kn3°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

No month stands out

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

  1. Jan7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May7of 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. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov7of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec7of 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.

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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.

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Photos of Chemquasabamticook Stream

Aside from GPS and radio collars, lynx scat can alert biologists to the presence of Canada Lynx in their region of study.
Near Chemquasabamticook Stream. Photo: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

More kayaking near here

1 place

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Chemquasabamticook Stream

A launch on the Chemquasabamticook Stream. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Clayton Lake.

  • River Chemquasabamticook Stream
  • 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 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$1,230–US$2,230 each

about US$1,230–US$2,230 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 ORD to BGR, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$181–US$376
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$1,230–US$2,230

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Clayton Lake

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Closest

Clayton Lake

about 5 min by car

about US$134/nightcountry average

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About Clayton Lake its beds, food and every spot near it

Nearest town: Clayton Lake, 0 km. We have not checked places to stay in Clayton Lake yet. The nearest beds we have counted are in Lac-Etchemin, 79 km away. Search before you plan on staying there.

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 8h 35m

About 8h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BGR, direct, then 3h 55m 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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