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Near Green River. Photo: Frans-Banja Mulder, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Green River

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

Best on Mon 9: Wind 3 kn gusting 10, Air 12 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 75 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 83 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 79 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 83 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 85 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 87 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 10 · 86 out of 100

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

Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 381, good
  2. Wed 475, good
  3. Thu 583, good
  4. Fri 679, good
  5. Sat 783, good
  6. Sun 885, good
  7. Mon 987, good
  8. Tue 1086, good
  9. Wed 1185, good
  10. Thu 120, poor

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 Green River
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov81, good2 kn9kn8°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov75, good3 kn11kn4°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov83, good4 kn12kn9°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov79, good6 kn17kn7°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov83, good4 kn14kn9°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov85, good3 kn9kn12°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov87, good3 kn10kn12°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov86, good3 kn9kn11°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov85, good3 kn9kn11°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov0, poor11 kn34kntoo gusty8°C2.4 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.

Map

the spot and its town

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Photos of Green River

Flaming Gorge Visitor Center, Dutch John, UT
Near Green River. Photo: Bernardgeorgeh, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Amee Andreason and Stacey Smith explained the four different types of dams at USBR's dam building station Flaming Gorge Dam, UT Photo by BLM Utah
Near Green River. Photo: BLMUtah, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Green River

A launch on the Green River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 36 km away. The town to stay in is Dutch John.

  • River Green 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 36 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 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
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: Dutch John

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Closest

Dutch John

about 10 min by car · 4 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 4 places to stay in Dutch John · Booking.com

About Dutch John 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 8h 20m

About 8h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → HDN, direct, then 3h 35m by road

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

On the water

River level

Gauge at GREEN RIVER NEAR GREENDALE, UT: 62.9 m³/s, very high for November (updated 1 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

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

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

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