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La Grange, the nearest town, 11 km away. Photo: APK, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

State Park Canoe Tie-Uo

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

99Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

4 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 100 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
24°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 100 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
24°C
Rain
1 mm

Thu 5 · 100 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
27°C
Rain
0.5 mm

Fri 6 · 99 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
21°C
Rain
17.1 mm

Sat 7 · 100 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
23°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Sun 8 · 99 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
20°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 92 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
25kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 299, good
  2. Tue 3100, good
  3. Wed 4100, good
  4. Thu 5100, good
  5. Fri 699, good
  6. Sat 7100, good
  7. Sun 899, good
  8. Mon 992, good
  9. Tue 1095, good
  10. Wed 1196, 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 State Park Canoe Tie-Uo
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov99, good6 kn15kn20°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov100, good6 kn15kn24°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov100, good3 kn10kn24°C1 mm
Thu 5Nov100, good4 kn11kn27°C0.5 mm
Fri 6Nov99, good6 kn12kn21°C17.1 mm
Sat 7Nov100, good5 kn12kn23°C0.3 mm
Sun 8Nov99, good3 kn10kn20°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov92, good11 kn25kn16°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov95, good5 kn14kn17°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov96, good7 kn17kn18°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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the spot and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About State Park Canoe Tie-Uo

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 La Grange.

  • 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$1,190–US$2,160 each

about US$1,190–US$2,160 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 RDU, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$148–US$309
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
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$1,190–US$2,160

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: La Grange

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Closest

La Grange

about 20 min by car

about US$134/nightcountry average

See places to stay in La Grange · Booking.com

About La Grange its beds, food and every spot near it

Nearest town: La Grange, 11 km. We have not checked places to stay in La Grange yet. The nearest beds we have counted are in Wilson, 56 km away. Search before you plan on staying there.

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 55m

About 5h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → RDU, direct, then 2h 10m 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.

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

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