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Huron River

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

74Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: Wind 3 kn gusting 6, Air 11 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 72 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
18kntoo gusty
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 37 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
14kntoo gusty
Air
19°C
Rain
6.6 mm

Thu 5 · 77 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
17kntoo gusty
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 82 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
11°C
Rain
2.4 mm

Sat 7 · 79 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 68 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Mon 9 · 75 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0.6 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 276, good
  2. Tue 372, good
  3. Wed 437, poor
  4. Thu 577, good
  5. Fri 682, good
  6. Sat 779, good
  7. Sun 868, good
  8. Mon 975, good
  9. Tue 1060, good
  10. Wed 1179, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • Best Jun–Sep7 good days in 7

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 2Nov76, good7 kn18kntoo gusty15°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov72, good9 kn18kntoo gusty21°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov37, poor8 kn14kntoo gusty19°C6.6 mm
Thu 5Nov77, good6 kn17kntoo gusty16°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov82, good3 kn6kn11°C2.4 mm
Sat 7Nov79, good5 kn12kn11°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov68, good6 kn17kn9°C0.6 mm
Mon 9Nov75, good4 kn12kn7°C0.6 mm
Tue 10Nov60, good7 kn14kntoo gusty12°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov79, good3 kn13kn8°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.

Best time to go

best Jun–Sep

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for new paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May6of 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. Oct5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov3of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec2of 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.

Map

the spot and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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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. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 5.2 km away. For new paddlers the best months are usually June, July, August and September, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Brighton. Within 5 km we also list 3 kayak spots and 1 mountain bike area.

  • 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 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 5.2 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$939–US$1,670 each

about US$939–US$1,670 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 780 km there and back, sharedabout US$47–US$74
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$939–US$1,670

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Brighton

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Closest

Brighton

about 10 min by car · 8 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 8 places to stay in Brighton · Booking.com

About Brighton 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 4h 40m

About 4h 40m door to door from Chicago

Drive: Drive, about 4h 40m

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

On the water

River level

Gauge at HURON RIVER NEAR HAMBURG, MI, 13 km downstream: 4.16 m³/s, very low for November (updated 3 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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