Broad River access points and trip distances, North Carolina

23 access points (23 public) along 160.7 river miles of the Broad River in North Carolina. 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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Dark dots are public access points; brown dots are private, members-only or agency-land access. Tap a dot for its river mile and coordinates.

Access points in river order

River mile	Access	Latitude, longitude	To next (river mi)
0.0	Boat ramp near Pool Creek (north ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	35.43482, -82.22958	26.8
26.8	Boat ramp near Charles Creek (west ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	35.29265, -81.99144	13.8
40.6	Us 221 Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	35.20627, -81.83844	4.1
44.7	Us 221A Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	35.21679, -81.77881	17.1
61.9	Bowens River Access and Parking Area About 0.19 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	35.13373, -81.59041	4.9
66.8	Cherokee Ford Recreation Area Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	35.07479, -81.56091	4.8
71.6	Pick Hill Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	35.04108, -81.49538	0.9
72.5	Ninety Nine Island Canoe Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	35.02967, -81.49125	0.2
72.7	99 Island Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	35.02678, -81.48986	7.6
80.3	Dalton's Landing Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	34.93595, -81.47303	12.7
93.0	Lockhart Take Out above Lockhart Dam #1 Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	34.79724, -81.46145	1.5
94.4	Lockhart Put In below Lockhart Dam #2 Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	34.77950, -81.45611	7.4
101.9	Woods Ferry Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	34.70983, -81.45617	0.5
102.3	Woods Ferry Recreation Area Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	34.70321, -81.45383	2.9
105.2	Neal Shoals Dam Canoe Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	34.66449, -81.44616	7.3
112.5	Sandy & Broad River Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	34.57281, -81.42221	6.1
118.7	Shelton Ferry Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	34.48854, -81.42429	7.5
126.1	Strother's Landing Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	34.39255, -81.39614	6.6
132.7	Boat ramp (north ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	34.30607, -81.35785	4.7
137.4	Broad River Canoe Access About 0.19 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	34.25001, -81.32886	0.7
138.1	Peake-Alston Canoe Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	34.24325, -81.31945	16.6
154.7	Harbison State Forest Canoe Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	34.10451, -81.11800	5.9
160.7	Columbia Canal Diversion Dam Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	34.03329, -81.06953	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 NC Wildlife Boating Access Areas, OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), SC DNR Public Water Access. 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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