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Mio, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Kurt Schwoppe, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Mio Pond SFCG Boat Launch

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

89Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Tue 3: Wind 10 kn gusting 24, Air 20 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 99 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
20°C
Rain
1.3 mm

Wed 4 · 96 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 87 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
12°C
Rain
2.4 mm

Fri 6 · 71 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
5°C
Rain
11.8 mm

Sat 7 · 81 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
8°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 77 out of 100

Wind
13 kn
Gusts
29kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 89 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 399, good
  2. Wed 496, good
  3. Thu 587, good
  4. Fri 671, good
  5. Sat 781, good
  6. Sun 877, good
  7. Mon 989, good
  8. Tue 1083, good
  9. Wed 1179, good
  10. Thu 1276, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • 0.8 kmthe section

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 Mio Pond SFCG Boat Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov99, good10 kn24kn20°C1.3 mm
Wed 4Nov96, good9 kn20kn18°C0.5 mm
Thu 5Nov87, good8 kn17kn12°C2.4 mm
Fri 6Nov71, good9 kn19kn5°C11.8 mm
Sat 7Nov81, good9 kn20kn8°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov77, good13 kn29kn11°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov89, good9 kn19kn13°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov83, good10 kn23kn12°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov79, good8 kn18kn6°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov76, good5 kn12kn5°C0 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. The river's level is under In the water. 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 Mio Pond SFCG Boat Launch

A river section on the Au Sable River, from a put-in down to a take-out. It runs 0.8 km along the river. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 44 km away. The town to stay in is Mio. Within 5 km we also list 3 kayak spots.

  • River Au Sable River
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Length 0.8 km along the river.
  • 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 44 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$953–US$1,690 each

about US$953–US$1,690 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: fuel, 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
Fuelabout 1015 km there and back, sharedabout US$60–US$94
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$349–US$584
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$637
Kayak hire5 days, or bring your ownabout US$201–US$376
Totalabout US$953–US$1,690

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Mio

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Closest

Mio

about 5 min by car · 12 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 12 places to stay in Mio · Booking.com

About Mio 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 6h

About 6h door to door from Chicago

Drive: Drive, about 6h

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

On the water

River level

Gauge at AU SABLE RIVER AT MIO, MI, 1 km downstream: 25.2 m³/s, normal for November (updated 2 h ago). Running.

Bands are this gauge's own record: under its usual low, running, high, and in flood on its few highest days a year. Not a runnable range for the section: check before you go. River levels in the United States: U.S. Geological Survey (public domain). Credits

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

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

Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits

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