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Weston Missouri, the nearest town, 8 km away. Photo: VoyagerMU, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Tobacco Hills Lake

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

77Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Tue 10: Wind 3 kn gusting 9, Air 17 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
20kntoo gusty
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 69 out of 100

Wind
8 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 77 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
12kn
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 84 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 87 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
20°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 70 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
19kntoo gusty
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 10 · 94 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 338, poor
  2. Wed 40, poor
  3. Thu 572, good
  4. Fri 676, good
  5. Sat 786, good
  6. Sun 896, good
  7. Mon 970, good
  8. Tue 1094, good
  9. Wed 1190, good
  10. Thu 1287, good

The spot in two facts

  • Flat waterthe water
  • Best Jun–Sep7 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 Tobacco Hills Lake
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov38, poor9 kn17kntoo gusty20°C1.8 mm
Wed 4Nov0, poor11 kn20kntoo gusty16°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov72, good8 kn16kn14°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov76, good6 kn12kn13°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov86, good4 kn11kn15°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov96, good3 kn9kn20°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov70, good10 kn19kntoo gusty18°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov94, good3 kn9kn17°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov90, good3 kn9kn16°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov87, good2 kn8kn12°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

best Jun–Sep

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

  1. Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May6of 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. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov5of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
  12. Dec4of 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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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Tobacco Hills Lake

A launch. 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 June, July, August and September, with about 7 good days in 7; in January, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Weston Missouri.

  • 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$986–US$1,740 each

about US$986–US$1,740 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: fuel, 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 3 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Fuelabout 1585 km there and back, sharedabout US$94–US$148
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$349–US$583
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$637
Kayak hire5 days, or bring your ownabout US$201–US$376
Totalabout US$986–US$1,740

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Weston Missouri

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Closest

Weston Missouri

about 15 min by car · 14 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 14 places to stay in Weston Missouri · Booking.com

About Weston Missouri 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 3 November 2026.

Getting there: about 9h 10m

About 9h 10m door to door from Chicago

Drive: Drive, about 9h 10m

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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