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Lake Musconetcong, Netcong, NJ - boat ramp view
Musconetcong River. Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Musconetcong River

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

82Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: Wind 1 kn gusting 6, Air 17 °C, Rain 13.8 mm

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 87 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 84 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
20°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 73 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
15kntoo gusty
Air
20°C
Rain
1.7 mm

Fri 6 · 93 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 85 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 85 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 33 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kntoo gusty
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 282, good
  2. Tue 387, good
  3. Wed 484, good
  4. Thu 573, good
  5. Fri 693, good
  6. Sat 785, good
  7. Sun 885, good
  8. Mon 933, poor
  9. Tue 100, poor
  10. Wed 110, poor

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
Mon 2Nov82, good6 kn15kn17°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov87, good5 kn13kn18°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov84, good6 kn14kn20°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov73, good7 kn15kntoo gusty20°C1.7 mm
Fri 6Nov93, good1 kn6kn17°C13.8 mm
Sat 7Nov85, good5 kn13kn16°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov85, good5 kn13kn16°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov33, poor6 kn15kntoo gusty10°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov0, poor9 kn20kntoo gusty12°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov0, poor10 kn22kntoo gusty8°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.

Best time to go

No month stands out

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

  1. Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr6of 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. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov5of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec4of 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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Photos of Musconetcong River

Lake Musconetcong Dam, Netcong, NJ
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Musconetcong River

A launch on the Musconetcong River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 33 km away. The town to stay in is Netcong. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Musconetcong River
  • 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 None within 10 km, the nearest 33 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$1,200–US$2,180 each

about US$1,200–US$2,180 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 MDW to EWR, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$154–US$329
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$1,200–US$2,180

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Netcong

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Closest

Netcong

about 5 min by car · 8 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 8 places to stay in Netcong · Booking.com

About Netcong 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 05m

About 5h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → EWR, direct, then 1h 10m 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.

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

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