Staying Home Sucks, home
Clinton, NJ town hall, July 2023
Clinton New Jersey, the nearest town, 10 km away. Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's…, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Musconetcong River

Kayak spot · United States

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Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

93Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sat 7: Wind 4 kn gusting 12, Air 20 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 97 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 97 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 91 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
21°C
Rain
1.3 mm

Fri 6 · 95 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
3kn
Air
18°C
Rain
5.8 mm

Sat 7 · 98 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
20°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Sun 8 · 79 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 67 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
26kntoo gusty
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 397, good
  2. Wed 497, good
  3. Thu 591, good
  4. Fri 695, good
  5. Sat 798, good
  6. Sun 879, good
  7. Mon 967, good
  8. Tue 1083, good
  9. Wed 1185, good
  10. Thu 1278, good

The spot in one fact

  • Flat waterthe water

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 Musconetcong River
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov97, good5 kn13kn19°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov97, good5 kn17kn21°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov91, good8 kn20kn21°C1.3 mm
Fri 6Nov95, good1 kn3kn18°C5.8 mm
Sat 7Nov98, good4 kn12kn20°C0.9 mm
Sun 8Nov79, good9 kn21kn15°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov67, good11 kn26kntoo gusty13°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov83, good9 kn24kn17°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov85, good7 kn17kn13°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov78, good7 kn17kn8°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.

Best time to go

No month stands out

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for grade III paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov6of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
  12. Dec6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Typical weather, not a forecast, and not the river's level: a month that is often good to be outside may still be low water.

Map

the spot and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Musconetcong River

A launch on the Musconetcong River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 7.6 km away. The town to stay in is Clinton New Jersey.

  • River Musconetcong 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 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 7.6 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$1,130–US$2,060 each

about US$1,130–US$2,060 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 ORD to ABE, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$154–US$315
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$87–US$148
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$1,130–US$2,060

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Clinton New Jersey

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Closest

Clinton New Jersey

about 20 min by car · 7 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 7 places to stay in Clinton New Jersey · Booking.com

About Clinton New Jersey 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

About 5h door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ABE, direct, then 1h by road

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

On the water

River level

Gauge at Musconetcong River near Bloomsbury NJ, 8 km downstream: 2.32 m³/s, low 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

  • Flatwater Paddle Co. 7.6 km

The nearest named schools, clubs and kayak or canoe hire within 25 km, in a straight line. Listings, not a recommendation. Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits

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