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Davis Ferry Park Access. Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Davis Ferry Park Access

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

83Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sat 7: Wind 4 kn gusting 12, Air 13 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 81 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
23kn
Air
23°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 77 out of 100

Wind
12 kn
Gusts
25kntoo gusty
Air
21°C
Rain
4.9 mm

Thu 5 · 81 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 87 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 90 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
13°C
Rain
1.5 mm

Sun 8 · 78 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
13°C
Rain
1.2 mm

Mon 9 · 79 out of 100

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

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 287, good
  2. Tue 381, good
  3. Wed 477, good
  4. Thu 581, good
  5. Fri 687, good
  6. Sat 790, good
  7. Sun 878, good
  8. Mon 979, good
  9. Tue 1081, good
  10. Wed 1191, 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 Davis Ferry Park Access
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov87, good6 kn11kn17°C0.1 mm
Tue 3Nov81, good11 kn23kn23°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov77, good12 kn25kntoo gusty21°C4.9 mm
Thu 5Nov81, good8 kn18kn18°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov87, good6 kn15kn13°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov90, good4 kn12kn13°C1.5 mm
Sun 8Nov78, good8 kn20kn13°C1.2 mm
Mon 9Nov79, good7 kn20kn10°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov81, good8 kn22kn13°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov91, good3 kn11kn15°C0 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. The river's level is under In the water. 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 grade III paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr6of 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. Nov6of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec5of 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

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Photos of Davis Ferry Park Access

Davis Ferry Bridge 2024a
Photo: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Davis Ferry Bridge 2024b
Photo: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Davis Ferry Park Access

A launch on the Wabash River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 17 km away. The town to stay in is West Lafayette.

  • River Wabash 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 None within 10 km, the nearest 17 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$919–US$1,630 each

about US$919–US$1,630 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: fuel, 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
Fuelabout 400 km there and back, sharedabout US$27–US$34
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$349–US$584
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$637
Kayak hire5 days, or bring your ownabout US$201–US$376
Totalabout US$919–US$1,630

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: West Lafayette

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Closest

West Lafayette

about 15 min by car · 32 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 32 places to stay in West Lafayette · Booking.com

About West Lafayette 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 2h 35m

About 2h 35m door to door from Chicago

Drive: Drive, about 2h 35m

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

On the water

River level

Gauge at WABASH RIVER AT LAFAYETTE, IN, 7 km downstream: 80.7 m³/s, normal for November (updated 2 h ago). Running.

Bands are this gauge's own record: under its usual low, running, high, and in flood on its few highest days a year. Not a runnable range for the section: check before you go. River levels in the United States: U.S. Geological Survey (public domain). Credits

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Knop Lake Access 17 km

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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