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Station Square Marina. Photo: David Brossard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Station Square Marina

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

97Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

3 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 100 out of 100

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

Tue 3 · 100 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 100 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
23°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 98 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0.2 mm

Fri 6 · 98 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 89 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
16°C
Rain
7.8 mm

Sun 8 · 83 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
12°C
Rain
1.5 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 2100, good
  2. Tue 3100, good
  3. Wed 4100, good
  4. Thu 598, good
  5. Fri 698, good
  6. Sat 789, good
  7. Sun 883, good
  8. Mon 971, good
  9. Tue 1077, good
  10. Wed 1178, 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 Station Square Marina
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov100, good3 kn10kn20°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov100, good3 kn10kn22°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov100, good5 kn14kn23°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov98, good6 kn17kn21°C0.2 mm
Fri 6Nov98, good2 kn7kn19°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov89, good5 kn14kn16°C7.8 mm
Sun 8Nov83, good6 kn12kn12°C1.5 mm
Mon 9Nov71, good9 kn26kn8°C0.6 mm
Tue 10Nov77, good6 kn18kn13°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov78, good6 kn15kn9°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 grade III paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr7of 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. Dec6of 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 Station Square Marina

Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Complex
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Looking out from Station Square
Photo: daveynin from United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Smithfield Street Bridge Overview
Photo: daveynin from United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

More kayaking near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Station Square Marina

A launch on the Monongahela River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 10 km away. The town to stay in is Pittsburgh. Within 5 km we also list 7 kayak spots.

  • River Monongahela 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 10 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$1,070–US$1,950 each

about US$1,070–US$1,950 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 PIT, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$127–US$268
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$47–US$81
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$1,070–US$1,950

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Pittsburgh

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Closest

Pittsburgh

about 5 min by car · 83 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

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About Pittsburgh 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

About 4h door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → PIT, direct, then 40 min by road

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Kayak Pittsburgh Aspinwall 10 km

  • Sylvan Canoe Club 15 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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