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Dover, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: Jillian C. York, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

William A. Bray Memorial Park Boat Ramp

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

96Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Wed 4: Wind 6 kn gusting 14, Air 24 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Wed 4 · 100 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
24°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 99 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
23°C
Rain
0.1 mm

Fri 6 · 99 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
21°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Sat 7 · 91 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Sun 8 · 91 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
15°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Mon 9 · 84 out of 100

Wind
9 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
11°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 10 · 94 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
21kn
Air
17°C
Rain
0 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 399, good
  2. Wed 4100, good
  3. Thu 599, good
  4. Fri 699, good
  5. Sat 791, good
  6. Sun 891, good
  7. Mon 984, good
  8. Tue 1094, good
  9. Wed 1184, good
  10. Thu 1281, 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 William A. Bray Memorial Park Boat Ramp
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Tue 3Nov99, good3 kn7kn21°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov100, good6 kn14kn24°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov99, good7 kn16kn23°C0.1 mm
Fri 6Nov99, good3 kn10kn21°C0.6 mm
Sat 7Nov91, good6 kn15kn14°C0.6 mm
Sun 8Nov91, good9 kn20kn15°C0.3 mm
Mon 9Nov84, good9 kn20kn11°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov94, good10 kn21kn17°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov84, good10 kn23kn10°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov81, good6 kn14kn9°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. Jan6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb7of 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. Nov7of 7: a trip from Wed 4 Nov
  12. Dec7of 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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More kayaking near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About William A. Bray Memorial Park Boat Ramp

A launch on the Salmon Falls River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. OpenStreetMap marks the water open to canoes and kayaks. None within 10 km, the nearest 29 km away. The town to stay in is Dover. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Salmon Falls 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 29 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$1,210–US$2,200 each

about US$1,210–US$2,200 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 3 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to MHT, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$168–US$349
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$349–US$583
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$1,210–US$2,200

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Dover

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Closest

Dover

about 10 min by car · 10 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 10 places to stay in Dover · Booking.com

About Dover 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 5h 25m

About 5h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → MHT, direct, then 1h 15m 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 25 km.

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

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