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Echo Park Boat Launch. Photo: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Echo Park Boat Launch

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

84Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

3 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 81 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 82 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Thu 5 · 82 out of 100

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

Fri 6 · 82 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 85 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 85 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 85 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 278, good
  2. Tue 381, good
  3. Wed 482, good
  4. Thu 582, good
  5. Fri 682, good
  6. Sat 785, good
  7. Sun 885, good
  8. Mon 985, good
  9. Tue 1086, good
  10. Wed 1179, 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 Echo Park Boat Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov78, good5 kn20kn6°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov81, good4 kn11kn9°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov82, good3 kn9kn8°C0.9 mm
Thu 5Nov82, good5 kn14kn8°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov82, good5 kn15kn9°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov85, good4 kn12kn11°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov85, good3 kn10kn10°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov85, good5 kn15kn11°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov86, good6 kn19kn11°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov79, good5 kn19kn7°C1.5 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

the place in full, sources, credits

About Echo Park Boat Launch

A launch on the Pool Creek. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 39 km away. No town nearby. Nearest beds: Dutch John, 57 km. Nearest airport: Vernal Regional Airport (VEL), 45 km.

  • River Pool Creek
  • 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 39 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$879–US$1,650 each

about US$879–US$1,650 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 HDN, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$181–US$382
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
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$879–US$1,650

No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: nearest beds 57 km away

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No town nearby

Nearest beds: Dutch John, 57 km. Nearest airport: Vernal Regional Airport (VEL), 45 km.

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Getting there: about 7h 40m

About 7h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → HDN, direct, then 2h 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 25 km.

Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits

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