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Newell, the nearest town, 12 km away. Photo: Generic1139, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Little Beaver Creek

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

95Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 100 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 100 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
23°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Thu 5 · 98 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
23kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Fri 6 · 95 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 88 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
12°C
Rain
3 mm

Sun 8 · 81 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
25kn
Air
12°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Mon 9 · 81 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
29kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0.6 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 3100, good
  2. Wed 4100, good
  3. Thu 598, good
  4. Fri 695, good
  5. Sat 788, good
  6. Sun 881, good
  7. Mon 981, good
  8. Tue 1083, good
  9. Wed 1183, good
  10. Thu 1287, 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 Little Beaver Creek
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov100, good6 kn15kn22°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov100, good10 kn21kn23°C0.3 mm
Thu 5Nov98, good10 kn23kn19°C0.6 mm
Fri 6Nov95, good7 kn17kn18°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov88, good10 kn22kn12°C3 mm
Sun 8Nov81, good11 kn25kn12°C0.9 mm
Mon 9Nov81, good9 kn29kn8°C0.6 mm
Tue 10Nov83, good11 kn29kn12°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov83, good10 kn23kn9°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov87, good5 kn14kn13°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 Little Beaver Creek

A launch on the Little Beaver Creek. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Newell.

  • River Little Beaver Creek
  • 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 No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map.

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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$1,110–US$2,020 each

about US$1,110–US$2,020 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 PIT, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$127–US$268
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$94–US$154
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$1,110–US$2,020

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Newell

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Closest

Newell

about 25 min by car · 6 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 6 places to stay in Newell · Booking.com

About Newell 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 15m

About 4h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → PIT, direct, then 1h 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 50 km.

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