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Huron River Viewed from Barton Nature Area, Ann Arbor, Michigan - panoramio
Huron River. Photo: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Huron River

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

90Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Tue 3: Wind 11 kn gusting 23, Air 22 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 98 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
28kn
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 93 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
19°C
Rain
5.3 mm

Thu 5 · 92 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
23kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Fri 6 · 87 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 87 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Sun 8 · 83 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
9°C
Rain
4.2 mm

Mon 9 · 80 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
27kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 293, good
  2. Tue 397, good
  3. Wed 496, good
  4. Thu 593, good
  5. Fri 691, good
  6. Sat 787, good
  7. Sun 881, good
  8. Mon 983, good
  9. Tue 1079, 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 Huron River
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov93, good10 kn21kn16°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov97, good11 kn28kn22°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov96, good10 kn18kn19°C5.3 mm
Thu 5Nov93, good10 kn23kn17°C0.1 mm
Fri 6Nov91, good2 kn8kn15°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov87, good7 kn16kn12°C0.3 mm
Sun 8Nov81, good6 kn13kn9°C4.2 mm
Mon 9Nov83, good10 kn27kn10°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov79, good11 kn24kn14°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov83, good8 kn18kn9°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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the spot and its town

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Photos of Huron River

Huron River in the Fog, Viewed from Bridge in Barton Nature Area, Ann Arbor, Michigan - panoramio
Photo: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bridge Over the Huron River at Bandemer Park - B2B Trail - Ann Arbor - University of Michigan
Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

More kayaking near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Huron River

A launch on the Huron River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. 3 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 2.0 km away. The town to stay in is Ann Arbor.

  • River Huron 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 3 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 2.0 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$1,090–US$1,970 each

about US$1,090–US$1,970 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 MDW to DTW, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$114–US$235
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$81–US$134
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$1,090–US$1,970

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Ann Arbor

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Closest

Ann Arbor

about 5 min by car · 52 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 52 places to stay in Ann Arbor · Booking.com

About Ann Arbor 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 3h 50m

About 3h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → DTW, direct, then 55 min by road

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

On the water

River level

Gauge at HURON RIVER AT ZEEB RD AT SCIO, MI, 12 km upstream: 6.82 m³/s, very low 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

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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