White River access points and trip distances, Indiana

33 access points (33 public) along 304.4 river miles of the White River in Indiana. Distances are measured along the river on the NHDPlus V2 main-stem flowline, not straight-line. River mile 0 is the farthest-upstream access listed here.

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Access points in river order

River mile	Access	Latitude, longitude	To next (river mi)
0.0	Morrows Meadows Park Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	40.17879, -85.49480	6.1
6.1	Boat ramp (east ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	40.13226, -85.55577	5.6
11.7	Mounds State Park Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	40.10591, -85.62335	3.5
15.2	Edgewater Park (south ramp) Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	40.10430, -85.66832	1.9
17.1	Derby Downs Park Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	40.11806, -85.69074	0.5
17.7	River Bend Park Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	40.11625, -85.70023	11.7
29.4	Perkinsville Public Access Site Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	40.14257, -85.85562	1.8
31.2	Strawtown Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	40.13827, -85.88917	3.9
35.1	Koteewi Prairie Park Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	40.12682, -85.94886	2.2
37.3	White River Campground Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	40.12181, -85.97158	2.9
40.2	Riverwood Canoe Landing About 0.13 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	40.09042, -85.97242	4.6
44.8	Noblesville Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	40.04867, -86.01545	8.9
53.7	Prather Park Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	39.96817, -86.04975	1.3
55.0	116th Street Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	39.95618, -86.06442	1.2
56.2	Hazel Dell Landing Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	39.94137, -86.06919	8.6
64.8	White River-Broad Ripple Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	39.87019, -86.13380	1.0
65.8	Indianapolis Arts Center Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	39.87866, -86.14124	3.2
69.0	Public Acess to White River Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	39.85078, -86.17733	4.3
73.3	White River-Riverside Park Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	39.80357, -86.19776	14.9
88.1	Canoe Launch near Swamp Creek Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	39.64107, -86.23915	9.5
97.6	Waverly Public Access Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	39.55928, -86.27322	8.7
106.3	Henderson Bridge Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	39.49871, -86.35707	6.5
112.8	Three Rivers Public Fishing Area About 0.13 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	39.48731, -86.43156	15.1
128.0	Burnett Landing Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	39.37354, -86.55824	7.2
135.1	Gosport Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	39.35074, -86.65850	11.4
146.5	Spencer Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	39.28145, -86.74510	28.7
175.2	Worthington Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	39.11086, -86.96262	30.0
205.2	Elnora Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	38.90001, -87.10305	19.2
224.4	Carnahan Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	38.79416, -87.24073	17.1
241.5	Washington Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	38.64702, -87.23749	16.4
257.9	Petersburg Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	38.51222, -87.28894	27.2
285.2	Hazleton Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	38.49077, -87.54295	19.2
304.4	Boat ramp (south ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	38.41477, -87.74519	end

Data notes: 2 access points are more than 0.1 mi from the mapped line; its river mile is where it meets the line.

Sources: river line and lengths from NHDPlus V2 via EPA WATERS (lengths scaled to each reach's published length); access points from Indiana DNR Public Access Sites, OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Only access points in our launch data are shown, so there may be others. Check access, dams and conditions before you go.

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