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South Hemlock Boat Launch

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

94Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 7 kn gusting 16, Air 22 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 100 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 98 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
23kn
Air
19°C
Rain
1.9 mm

Fri 6 · 94 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 92 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Sun 8 · 88 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
13°C
Rain
1.8 mm

Mon 9 · 81 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
26kn
Air
8°C
Rain
2.1 mm

Tue 10 · 83 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
10°C
Rain
0.9 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 398, good
  2. Wed 4100, good
  3. Thu 598, good
  4. Fri 694, good
  5. Sat 792, good
  6. Sun 888, good
  7. Mon 981, good
  8. Tue 1083, good
  9. Wed 1175, good
  10. Thu 1285, good

The spot in one fact

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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 South Hemlock Boat Launch
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov98, good7 kn17kn19°C1.4 mm
Wed 4Nov100, good7 kn16kn22°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov98, good9 kn23kn19°C1.9 mm
Fri 6Nov94, good3 kn10kn17°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov92, good4 kn10kn15°C0.9 mm
Sun 8Nov88, good6 kn17kn13°C1.8 mm
Mon 9Nov81, good9 kn26kn8°C2.1 mm
Tue 10Nov83, good9 kn24kn10°C0.9 mm
Wed 11Nov75, good11 kn30kn5°C2.4 mm
Thu 12Nov85, good7 kn17kn10°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 South Hemlock Boat Launch

A launch. 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 Conesus.

  • 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.

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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$1,130–US$2,040 each

about US$1,130–US$2,040 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$94–US$154
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$1,130–US$2,040

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Conesus

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Closest

Conesus

about 15 min by car

about US$134/nightcountry average

See places to stay in Conesus · Booking.com

About Conesus 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 4h 30m

About 4h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → ROC, direct, then 1h 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 mapped within 50 km.

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