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Brunswick, the nearest town, 7 km away. Photo: Paul VanDerWerf from Brunswick, Maine, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Simpson’s Point Landing

Kayak spot · United States

The sea: a coastal launch

Is it worth the trip?

93Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 8 kn gusting 16, Air 18 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 91 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 95 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 94 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Fri 6 · 94 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
8kn
Air
17°C
Rain
2.7 mm

Sat 7 · 92 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Sun 8 · 88 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Mon 9 · 88 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
14°C
Rain
6.3 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 296, good
  2. Tue 391, good
  3. Wed 495, good
  4. Thu 594, good
  5. Fri 694, good
  6. Sat 792, good
  7. Sun 888, good
  8. Mon 988, good
  9. Tue 1084, good
  10. Wed 1178, good

The spot in one fact

  • Moving 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 Simpson’s Point Landing
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov96, good7 kn15kn18°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov91, good3 kn9kn15°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov95, good8 kn16kn18°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov94, good9 kn20kn17°C0.1 mm
Fri 6Nov94, good3 kn8kn17°C2.7 mm
Sat 7Nov92, good9 kn24kn15°C0.3 mm
Sun 8Nov88, good7 kn20kn13°C0.3 mm
Mon 9Nov88, good8 kn24kn14°C6.3 mm
Tue 10Nov84, good8 kn30kn12°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov78, good9 kn22kn8°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 expert paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan5of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar5of 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.

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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 Simpson’s Point Landing

A launch. Suits grade III paddlers and up: the sea, which we never offer a new paddler. None within 10 km, the nearest 18 km away. The town to stay in is Brunswick. Within 5 km we also list 2 kayak spots.

  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits Suits grade III paddlers and up: the sea, which we never offer a new paddler.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 18 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

No paddling school, club or hire with a name mapped within 25 km: the map has one 18 km away with no name.

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

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