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Little Yellowbanks - St. Croix River
Little Yellow Banks. Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Little Yellow Banks

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

86Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 91 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 91 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
16°C
Rain
8 mm

Thu 5 · 81 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
23kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0.5 mm

Fri 6 · 80 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 85 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Sun 8 · 82 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
23kn
Air
9°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 81 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 391, good
  2. Wed 491, good
  3. Thu 581, good
  4. Fri 680, good
  5. Sat 785, good
  6. Sun 882, good
  7. Mon 981, good
  8. Tue 1082, good
  9. Wed 1187, good
  10. Thu 1290, 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 Little Yellow Banks
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov91, good6 kn14kn14°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov91, good4 kn14kn16°C8 mm
Thu 5Nov81, good11 kn23kn9°C0.5 mm
Fri 6Nov80, good1 kn9kn7°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov85, good8 kn19kn10°C0.3 mm
Sun 8Nov82, good9 kn23kn9°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov81, good5 kn13kn7°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov82, good8 kn21kn9°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov87, good8 kn19kn12°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov90, good8 kn17kn14°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

the place in full, sources, credits

About Little Yellow Banks

A launch. 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 Danbury. Within 5 km we also list 4 kayak spots.

  • 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.

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$1,170–US$2,120 each

about US$1,170–US$2,120 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 DLH, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$127–US$268
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$1,170–US$2,120

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Danbury

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Closest

Danbury

about 25 min by car · 5 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 5 places to stay in Danbury · Booking.com

About Danbury 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 30m

About 5h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → DLH, direct, then 2h 05m 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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