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Seth Green Island Access

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

81Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Fri 6: Wind 2 kn gusting 10, Air 18 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 90 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0.7 mm

Wed 4 · 90 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
24°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 38 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
18kntoo gusty
Air
20°C
Rain
4.4 mm

Fri 6 · 92 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 86 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
14°C
Rain
1.8 mm

Sun 8 · 83 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
15°C
Rain
1.5 mm

Mon 9 · 27 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
19kntoo gusty
Air
11°C
Rain
1.5 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 295, good
  2. Tue 390, good
  3. Wed 490, good
  4. Thu 538, poor
  5. Fri 692, good
  6. Sat 786, good
  7. Sun 883, good
  8. Mon 927, poor
  9. Tue 100, poor
  10. Wed 110, poor

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • Best Jul–Aug7 good days in 7

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 Seth Green Island Access
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov95, good3 kn7kn21°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov90, good4 kn9kn21°C0.7 mm
Wed 4Nov90, good5 kn13kn24°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov38, poor8 kn18kntoo gusty20°C4.4 mm
Fri 6Nov92, good2 kn10kn18°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov86, good2 kn6kn14°C1.8 mm
Sun 8Nov83, good4 kn16kn15°C1.5 mm
Mon 9Nov27, poor10 kn19kntoo gusty11°C1.5 mm
Tue 10Nov0, poor9 kn28kntoo gusty10°C2.4 mm
Wed 11Nov0, poor11 kn23kntoo gusty7°C0.3 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

best Jul–Aug

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for new paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun6of 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. Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov2of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec2of 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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Photos of Seth Green Island Access

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Photo: DanielPenfield, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Seth Green Island Access

A launch on the Genesee River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. No paddling school, club or hire within 50 km on the map. For new paddlers the best months are usually July and August, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Rochester. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Genesee 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$1,050–US$1,920 each

about US$1,050–US$1,920 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 ROC, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$141–US$289
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$20–US$34
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$1,050–US$1,920

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Rochester

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Closest

Rochester

about 10 min by car · 23 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 23 places to stay in Rochester · Booking.com

About Rochester 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 55m

About 3h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → ROC, direct, then 25 min by road

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

On the water

River level

Gauge at GENESEE RIVER AT FORD STREET BRIDGE, ROCHESTER NY, 6 km upstream: 30 m³/s, normal for November (updated 3 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

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 50 km.

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

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