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Grandville, the nearest town, 8 km away. Photo: WMrapids, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

Grand River Park Kayak Launch

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 Wed 4: Wind 12 kn gusting 27, Air 21 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 92 out of 100

Wind
12 kn
Gusts
27kn
Air
21°C
Rain
4.4 mm

Thu 5 · 90 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Fri 6 · 87 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
12°C
Rain
3.9 mm

Sat 7 · 87 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Sun 8 · 78 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
9°C
Rain
10.8 mm

Mon 9 · 83 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Tue 10 · 79 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
31kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 398, good
  2. Wed 492, good
  3. Thu 590, good
  4. Fri 687, good
  5. Sat 787, good
  6. Sun 878, good
  7. Mon 983, good
  8. Tue 1079, good
  9. Wed 1184, good
  10. Thu 1291, 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 Grand River Park Kayak Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov98, good10 kn20kn22°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov92, good12 kn27kn21°C4.4 mm
Thu 5Nov90, good9 kn16kn14°C0.1 mm
Fri 6Nov87, good1 kn8kn12°C3.9 mm
Sat 7Nov87, good4 kn12kn12°C0.9 mm
Sun 8Nov78, good9 kn16kn9°C10.8 mm
Mon 9Nov83, good9 kn24kn10°C0.3 mm
Tue 10Nov79, good11 kn31kn10°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov84, good6 kn13kn10°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov91, good7 kn17kn14°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.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Grand River Park Kayak Launch

A launch on the Grand River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 44 km away. The town to stay in is Grandville.

  • River Grand River
  • 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 None within 10 km, the nearest 44 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$1,640 each

about US$919–US$1,640 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 470 km there and back, sharedabout US$27–US$40
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$1,640

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Grandville

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Closest

Grandville

about 15 min by car · 7 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 7 places to stay in Grandville · Booking.com

About Grandville 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 55m

About 2h 55m door to door from Chicago

Drive: Drive, about 2h 55m

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

On the water

River level

Gauge at GRAND RIVER AT STATE HWY M-11 AT GRANDVILLE, MI, 10 km upstream: 49.3 m³/s, low for November (updated 2 h ago). Low.

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

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 25 km.

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

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