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Lake Moraine Boat Launch

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

93Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 10 kn gusting 20, Air 20 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 92 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 99 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
20°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 97 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
19°C
Rain
5.6 mm

Fri 6 · 95 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 88 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 82 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
23kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Mon 9 · 72 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
30kn
Air
6°C
Rain
3.3 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 392, good
  2. Wed 499, good
  3. Thu 597, good
  4. Fri 695, good
  5. Sat 788, good
  6. Sun 882, good
  7. Mon 972, good
  8. Tue 1085, good
  9. Wed 1178, good
  10. Thu 1273, good

The spot in one fact

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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 Lake Moraine Boat Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov92, good5 kn13kn15°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov99, good10 kn20kn20°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov97, good9 kn19kn19°C5.6 mm
Fri 6Nov95, good4 kn10kn18°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov88, good4 kn11kn13°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov82, good10 kn23kn10°C0.9 mm
Mon 9Nov72, good9 kn30kn6°C3.3 mm
Tue 10Nov85, good11 kn27kn15°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov78, good9 kn22kn6°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov73, good6 kn14kn2°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

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About Lake Moraine Boat Launch

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 43 km away. The town to stay in is Hamilton.

  • 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 43 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$1,190–US$2,160 each

about US$1,190–US$2,160 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 SYR, estimated from distance and season, 4 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$148–US$309
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$2,160

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Hamilton

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Closest

Hamilton

about 10 min by car · 13 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 13 places to stay in Hamilton · Booking.com

About Hamilton 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 10m

About 5h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → SYR, direct, then 1h 15m 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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