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Ithaca New York, the nearest town, 12 km away. Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Myers Park Boat Launch

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

91Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

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

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 94 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
17°C
Rain
2.2 mm

Wed 4 · 90 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 93 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
19°C
Rain
6 mm

Fri 6 · 95 out of 100

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

Sat 7 · 92 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 89 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Mon 9 · 73 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
25kntoo gusty
Air
9°C
Rain
1.2 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 297, good
  2. Tue 394, good
  3. Wed 490, good
  4. Thu 593, good
  5. Fri 695, good
  6. Sat 792, good
  7. Sun 889, good
  8. Mon 973, good
  9. Tue 1076, good
  10. Wed 1134, 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 Myers Park Boat Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov97, good4 kn10kn19°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov94, good6 kn11kn17°C2.2 mm
Wed 4Nov90, good9 kn18kn20°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov93, good7 kn16kn19°C6 mm
Fri 6Nov95, good1 kn6kn17°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov92, good4 kn10kn17°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov89, good4 kn14kn13°C0.9 mm
Mon 9Nov73, good9 kn25kntoo gusty9°C1.2 mm
Tue 10Nov76, good8 kn23kn10°C2.7 mm
Wed 11Nov34, poor8 kn24kntoo gusty6°C0.9 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. Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb5of 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. Oct7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov6of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec5of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

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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.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Myers Park Boat Launch

A launch on the Salmon Creek. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 4.0 km away. The town to stay in is Ithaca New York. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Salmon Creek
  • 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 2 paddling schools, clubs or hire within 10 km, the nearest 4.0 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 SYR, estimated from distance and season, 4 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: Ithaca New York

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Closest

Ithaca New York

about 20 min by car · 40 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 40 places to stay in Ithaca New York · Booking.com

About Ithaca New York 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 → SYR, direct, then 1h 35m by road

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

On the water

River level

Gauge at SALMON CREEK NEAR LUDLOWVILLE NY, 3 km upstream: 0.385 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

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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