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Sawyer Park Boat Launch

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

93Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: Wind 2 kn gusting 8, Air 18 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 90 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0.2 mm

Wed 4 · 95 out of 100

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

Thu 5 · 95 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 96 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
18°C
Rain
2.1 mm

Sat 7 · 91 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Sun 8 · 87 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Mon 9 · 87 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
14°C
Rain
4.8 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 296, good
  2. Tue 390, good
  3. Wed 495, good
  4. Thu 595, good
  5. Fri 696, good
  6. Sat 791, good
  7. Sun 887, good
  8. Mon 987, good
  9. Tue 1085, good
  10. Wed 1180, good

The spot in one fact

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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 Sawyer Park Boat Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov96, good5 kn12kn19°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov90, good2 kn7kn15°C0.2 mm
Wed 4Nov95, good5 kn13kn18°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov95, good8 kn19kn17°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov96, good2 kn8kn18°C2.1 mm
Sat 7Nov91, good7 kn19kn15°C0.3 mm
Sun 8Nov87, good8 kn18kn13°C0.3 mm
Mon 9Nov87, good7 kn20kn14°C4.8 mm
Tue 10Nov85, good11 kn26kn12°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov80, good10 kn27kn8°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 Sawyer Park Boat Launch

A launch on the New Meadows River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 21 km away. The town to stay in is Brunswick. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots.

  • River New Meadows 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 21 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$1,160–US$2,120 each

about US$1,160–US$2,120 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 PWM, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$174–US$362
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$94–US$161
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$1,160–US$2,120

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Brunswick

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Closest

Brunswick

about 15 min by car · 25 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 25 places to stay in Brunswick · Booking.com

About Brunswick 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 20m

About 5h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → PWM, direct, then 1h 05m by road

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Tidal Transit Kayak 21 km

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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