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Osceola, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: Kbh3rd, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Sac RIver Access

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

69Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Thu 5: Wind 4 kn gusting 11, Air 18 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 0 out of 100

Wind
12 kn
Gusts
23kntoo gusty
Air
25°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Tue 3 · 33 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
20kntoo gusty
Air
22°C
Rain
6.7 mm

Wed 4 · 73 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 91 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
18°C
Rain
2.4 mm

Fri 6 · 83 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 84 out of 100

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

Sun 8 · 29 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
20kntoo gusty
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 20, poor
  2. Tue 333, poor
  3. Wed 473, good
  4. Thu 591, good
  5. Fri 683, good
  6. Sat 784, good
  7. Sun 829, poor
  8. Mon 984, good
  9. Tue 1080, good
  10. Wed 1184, 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 Sac RIver Access
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov0, poor12 kn23kntoo gusty25°C0.1 mm
Tue 3Nov33, poor9 kn20kntoo gusty22°C6.7 mm
Wed 4Nov73, good8 kn18kn17°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov91, good4 kn11kn18°C2.4 mm
Fri 6Nov83, good5 kn13kn15°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov84, good5 kn13kn16°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov29, poor10 kn20kntoo gusty14°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov84, good3 kn13kn12°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov80, good7 kn17kn18°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov84, good6 kn16kn20°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. Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar6of 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

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 Sac RIver Access

A launch on the Sac River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. The town to stay in is Osceola.

  • River Sac 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 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$985–US$1,740 each

about US$985–US$1,740 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 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Fuelabout 1595 km there and back, sharedabout US$94–US$147
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$348–US$583
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Kayak hire5 days, or bring your ownabout US$201–US$375
Totalabout US$985–US$1,740

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Osceola

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Closest

Osceola

about 15 min by car · 4 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 4 places to stay in Osceola · Booking.com

About Osceola 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 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 9h 10m

About 9h 10m door to door from Chicago

Drive: Drive, about 9h 10m

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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