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Raccoon Mountain (TN RIver)

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

97Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

3 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 100 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 89 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
20°C
Rain
32.2 mm

Thu 5 · 100 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 100 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 96 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 93 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 91 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 3100, good
  2. Wed 491, good
  3. Thu 5100, good
  4. Fri 6100, good
  5. Sat 794, good
  6. Sun 895, good
  7. Mon 997, good
  8. Tue 1096, good
  9. Wed 1197, good
  10. Thu 1295, 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 Raccoon Mountain (TN RIver)
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov100, good10 kn22kn22°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov91, good4 kn16kn20°C32.2 mm
Thu 5Nov100, good3 kn10kn21°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov100, good5 kn13kn21°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov94, good5 kn13kn16°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov95, good2 kn7kn17°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov97, good3 kn10kn19°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov96, good2 kn8kn18°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov97, good1 kn7kn19°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov95, good5 kn14kn18°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

the place in full, sources, credits

About Raccoon Mountain (TN RIver)

A launch on the Tennessee River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Chattanooga. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot, 1 climbing area and 1 mountain bike area.

  • River Tennessee 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 No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map.

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$1,180–US$2,130 each

about US$1,180–US$2,130 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 TYS, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$134–US$282
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$1,180–US$2,130

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Chattanooga

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Closest

Chattanooga

about 20 min by car · 93 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 93 places to stay in Chattanooga · Booking.com

About Chattanooga 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 15m

About 6h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → TYS, direct, then 2h 50m 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 50 km.

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

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