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Eagle Lake Boat Launch

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

93Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: Wind 4 kn gusting 13, Air 17 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 93 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Tue 3 · 91 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Wed 4 · 93 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
16°C
Rain
2.2 mm

Thu 5 · 94 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 95 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
17°C
Rain
2.7 mm

Sat 7 · 91 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
15°C
Rain
11.1 mm

Sun 8 · 94 out of 100

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

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 293, good
  2. Tue 391, good
  3. Wed 493, good
  4. Thu 594, good
  5. Fri 695, good
  6. Sat 791, good
  7. Sun 894, good
  8. Mon 987, good
  9. Tue 1080, good
  10. Wed 1183, 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 Eagle Lake Boat Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov93, good7 kn18kn16°C0.1 mm
Tue 3Nov91, good2 kn9kn14°C0.9 mm
Wed 4Nov93, good8 kn20kn16°C2.2 mm
Thu 5Nov94, good8 kn19kn16°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov95, good4 kn13kn17°C2.7 mm
Sat 7Nov91, good4 kn12kn15°C11.1 mm
Sun 8Nov94, good7 kn17kn18°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov87, good7 kn17kn12°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov80, good9 kn21kn10°C1.2 mm
Wed 11Nov83, good10 kn22kn9°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. Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 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. Nov6of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec6of 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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Eagle Lake Boat Launch

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water as private or closed to boats: check before you go. 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 3.3 km away. The town to stay in is Bar Harbor. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access OpenStreetMap marks the water as private or closed to boats: check before you go.
  • Schools, hire 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 3.3 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$1,230–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: Bar Harbor

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Closest

Bar Harbor

about 10 min by car · 77 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 77 places to stay in Bar Harbor · Booking.com

About Bar Harbor 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 10m

About 6h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BGR, 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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