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Owego, the nearest town, 5 km away. Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Marshland Road Boat Launch

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

94Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 9 kn gusting 19, Air 21 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 95 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
18°C
Rain
2.2 mm

Wed 4 · 100 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 97 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
19°C
Rain
5.9 mm

Fri 6 · 95 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 88 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Sun 8 · 89 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 80 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
29kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0.3 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 395, good
  2. Wed 4100, good
  3. Thu 597, good
  4. Fri 695, good
  5. Sat 788, good
  6. Sun 889, good
  7. Mon 980, good
  8. Tue 1083, good
  9. Wed 1177, good
  10. Thu 1284, good

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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 Marshland Road Boat Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov95, good5 kn10kn18°C2.2 mm
Wed 4Nov100, good9 kn19kn21°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov97, good7 kn18kn19°C5.9 mm
Fri 6Nov95, good1 kn6kn17°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov88, good6 kn13kn13°C0.6 mm
Sun 8Nov89, good6 kn14kn13°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov80, good11 kn29kn10°C0.3 mm
Tue 10Nov83, good10 kn24kn10°C0.9 mm
Wed 11Nov77, good10 kn26kn6°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov84, good5 kn18kn10°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 Marshland Road Boat Launch

A launch on the Susquehanna River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 49 km away. The town to stay in is Owego. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Susquehanna 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 None within 10 km, the nearest 49 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 AVP, estimated from distance and season, 2 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: Owego

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Closest

Owego

about 10 min by car · 5 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 5 places to stay in Owego · Booking.com

About Owego 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 50m

About 5h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → AVP, direct, then 1h 55m 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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