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Huron River

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

89Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Tue 3: Wind 11 kn gusting 23, Air 21 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 98 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
23kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 95 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
26kn
Air
18°C
Rain
2.5 mm

Thu 5 · 89 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 84 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
11°C
Rain
5.8 mm

Sat 7 · 84 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 78 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
23kn
Air
10°C
Rain
2.1 mm

Mon 9 · 82 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
27kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0.6 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 398, good
  2. Wed 495, good
  3. Thu 589, good
  4. Fri 684, good
  5. Sat 784, good
  6. Sun 878, good
  7. Mon 982, good
  8. Tue 1079, good
  9. Wed 1182, good
  10. Thu 1288, good

The spot in one fact

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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
Tue 3Nov98, good11 kn23kn21°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov95, good10 kn26kn18°C2.5 mm
Thu 5Nov89, good9 kn21kn15°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov84, good4 kn7kn11°C5.8 mm
Sat 7Nov84, good6 kn15kn9°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov78, good8 kn23kn10°C2.1 mm
Mon 9Nov82, good10 kn27kn11°C0.6 mm
Tue 10Nov79, good11 kn24kntoo gusty13°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov82, good7 kn19kn9°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov88, good7 kn17kn13°C0 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 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 9.2 km away. The town to stay in is Brighton.

  • 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 9.2 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$1,160–US$2,090 each

about US$1,160–US$2,090 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 MDW to DTW, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$114–US$235
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$1,160–US$2,090

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Brighton

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Closest

Brighton

about 30 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

About 4h door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → DTW, direct, then 1h 10m by road

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Heavner Canoe Rental 9.2 km

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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