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River Park Canoe Landing

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

92Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Tue 3: Wind 10 kn gusting 21, Air 21 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 99 out of 100

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

Wed 4 · 95 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
25kn
Air
20°C
Rain
2.5 mm

Thu 5 · 92 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
23kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 89 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Sat 7 · 87 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Sun 8 · 81 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
9°C
Rain
3.9 mm

Mon 9 · 84 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
25kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 399, good
  2. Wed 495, good
  3. Thu 592, good
  4. Fri 689, good
  5. Sat 787, good
  6. Sun 881, good
  7. Mon 984, good
  8. Tue 1081, good
  9. Wed 1184, good
  10. Thu 1291, 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 River Park Canoe Landing
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov99, good10 kn21kn21°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov95, good10 kn25kn20°C2.5 mm
Thu 5Nov92, good10 kn23kn15°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov89, good2 kn8kn13°C0.3 mm
Sat 7Nov87, good6 kn13kn11°C0.9 mm
Sun 8Nov81, good7 kn15kn9°C3.9 mm
Mon 9Nov84, good8 kn25kn11°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov81, good10 kn24kn12°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov84, good5 kn15kn11°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov91, good8 kn19kn14°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

the place in full, sources, credits

About River Park Canoe Landing

A launch on the Kalamazoo River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 43 km away. The town to stay in is Battle Creek.

  • River Kalamazoo 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 None within 10 km, the nearest 43 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$926–US$1,640 each

about US$926–US$1,640 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 515 km there and back, sharedabout US$34–US$47
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$926–US$1,640

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Battle Creek

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Closest

Battle Creek

about 15 min by car

about US$134/nightcountry average

See places to stay in Battle Creek · Booking.com

About Battle Creek 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 3h 10m

About 3h 10m door to door from Chicago

Drive: Drive, about 3h 10m

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

On the water

River level

Gauge at KALAMAZOO RIVER NEAR BATTLE CREEK, MI, 12 km downstream: 10.8 m³/s, very low for November (updated 2 h ago). Low.

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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