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Andrews Elementary School in Andrews, North Carolina, and Cherokee County 02
Andrews, the nearest town, 17 km away. Photo: Harrison Keely, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Wine Spring Creek

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

93Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Thu 5: Wind 6 kn gusting 18, Air 19 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 96 out of 100

Wind
7 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 90 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
20kn
Air
15°C
Rain
6.6 mm

Thu 5 · 98 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
19°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Fri 6 · 96 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
15kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 93 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
17kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 85 out of 100

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

Mon 9 · 77 out of 100

Wind
10 kn
Gusts
26kn
Air
5°C
Rain
1.2 mm

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 294, good
  2. Tue 396, good
  3. Wed 490, good
  4. Thu 598, good
  5. Fri 696, good
  6. Sat 793, good
  7. Sun 885, good
  8. Mon 977, good
  9. Tue 1085, good
  10. Wed 1193, 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 Wine Spring Creek
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov94, good8 kn23kn16°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov96, good7 kn19kn18°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov90, good6 kn20kn15°C6.6 mm
Thu 5Nov98, good6 kn18kn19°C0.6 mm
Fri 6Nov96, good5 kn15kn18°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov93, good6 kn17kn16°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov85, good7 kn20kn11°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov77, good10 kn26kn5°C1.2 mm
Tue 10Nov85, good4 kn16kn11°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov93, good3 kn11kn16°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

the place in full, sources, credits

About Wine Spring Creek

A launch on the Wine Spring Creek. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 16 km away. The town to stay in is Andrews.

  • River Wine Spring Creek
  • 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 None within 10 km, the nearest 16 km away.

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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$1,180–US$2,130 each

about US$1,180–US$2,130 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 TYS, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$134–US$282
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$1,180–US$2,130

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Andrews

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Closest

Andrews

about 30 min by car · 4 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 4 places to stay in Andrews · Booking.com

About Andrews 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 5h

About 5h door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → TYS, direct, then 1h 40m by road

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

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

  • Adventurous Fast Rivers 16 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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