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Germantown, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Tyler A. McNeil, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

Cheviot Park Boat Launch

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

Best on Wed 4: Wind 10 kn gusting 20, Air 21 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 99 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
20°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 100 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 95 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
18°C
Rain
1.1 mm

Fri 6 · 89 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
17°C
Rain
17.1 mm

Sat 7 · 95 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 90 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 86 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 297, good
  2. Tue 399, good
  3. Wed 4100, good
  4. Thu 595, good
  5. Fri 689, good
  6. Sat 795, good
  7. Sun 890, good
  8. Mon 986, good
  9. Tue 1086, good
  10. Wed 1183, 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 Cheviot Park Boat Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov97, good7 kn14kn18°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov99, good6 kn12kn20°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov100, good10 kn20kn21°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov95, good10 kn19kn18°C1.1 mm
Fri 6Nov89, good3 kn8kn17°C17.1 mm
Sat 7Nov95, good5 kn11kn18°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov90, good2 kn8kn14°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov86, good7 kn15kn12°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov86, good8 kn21kn12°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov83, good9 kn25kn11°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 Cheviot Park 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 Germantown. 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$1,200–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: Germantown

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Closest

Germantown

about 5 min by car · 5 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 5 places to stay in Germantown · Booking.com

About Germantown 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 5h 25m

About 5h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → ALB, direct, then 1h 30m 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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