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Keuka Lake from State Park 04
Near Keuka Lake State Park Boat Launch. Photo: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keuka Lake State Park Boat Launch

Kayak spot · United States

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Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

95Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 9 kn gusting 18, Air 20 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 97 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Wed 4 · 99 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
20°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 98 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
20°C
Rain
1.5 mm

Fri 6 · 96 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 91 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 90 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Mon 9 · 80 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
28kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0.3 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 397, good
  2. Wed 499, good
  3. Thu 598, good
  4. Fri 696, good
  5. Sat 791, good
  6. Sun 890, good
  7. Mon 980, good
  8. Tue 1085, good
  9. Wed 1177, good
  10. Thu 1285, 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 Keuka Lake State Park Boat Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov97, good9 kn17kn18°C0.1 mm
Wed 4Nov99, good9 kn18kn20°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov98, good6 kn17kn20°C1.5 mm
Fri 6Nov96, good2 kn7kn18°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov91, good5 kn11kn15°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov90, good6 kn16kn14°C0.6 mm
Mon 9Nov80, good11 kn28kn10°C0.3 mm
Tue 10Nov85, good8 kn22kn11°C0.6 mm
Wed 11Nov77, good10 kn27kn5°C1.2 mm
Thu 12Nov85, good6 kn14kn11°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 Keuka Lake State Park Boat Launch

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 45 km away. The town to stay in is Penn Yan.

  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 45 km away.

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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$1,190–US$2,140 each

about US$1,190–US$2,140 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 ROC, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$141–US$289
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$1,190–US$2,140

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Penn Yan

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Closest

Penn Yan

about 20 min by car · 12 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 12 places to stay in Penn Yan · Booking.com

About Penn Yan 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 5h 05m

About 5h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → ROC, direct, then 1h 35m by road

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

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

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