Catawba River access points and trip distances, North Carolina

29 access points (29 public) along 192.1 river miles of the Catawba 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 Forsyth Creek Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. About 0.12 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	35.71853, -81.96945	14.6
14.6	North Bend Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	35.72772, -81.81099	5.5
20.1	Watermill Boat Ramp Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	35.74412, -81.77240	4.0
24.1	Greenlee Ford Canoe Access Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	35.74084, -81.71796	19.5
43.6	Rhodhiss About 0.15 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	35.77155, -81.44243	0.7
44.3	Boat ramp (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)	35.77191, -81.43001	0.2
44.5	Boat ramp (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)	35.77146, -81.42699	0.1
44.6	Boat ramp (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)	35.77079, -81.42502	3.8
48.4	Geitner Park Boat Ramp Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	35.76560, -81.36950	12.9
61.3	Oxford About 0.12 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	35.81945, -81.19606	4.3
65.6	Boat ramp (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)	35.81259, -81.14227	15.2
80.8	Long Island About 0.15 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	35.68021, -80.98350	22.9
103.7	Highwy 73 Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	35.42739, -80.95767	17.4
121.1	Duke Energy Kayak/ Canoe Access Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	35.30021, -81.00373	0.1
121.2	Mount Holly Access Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	35.29833, -81.00441	4.0
125.2	Boat Ramp Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	35.24479, -81.01076	0.5
125.7	Boat ramp (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)	35.23817, -81.01372	6.6
132.3	South Point Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	35.15572, -81.01221	5.9
138.2	Buster Boyd 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)	35.10691, -81.03861	9.4
147.6	Fort Mill 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)	35.02141, -81.00365	1.2
148.7	Boat ramp near Johnnytown Branch Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	35.00613, -80.99971	2.4
151.1	Riverwalk Canoe and Kayak Launch Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	34.98428, -80.97284	2.9
154.0	River Park in Rock Hill Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	34.95615, -80.94934	7.6
161.6	Catawba Nation Hand Carry Boat Launch Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	34.90739, -80.87408	9.8
171.4	Landsford Canal State Park - Put-In Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	34.79161, -80.88074	1.6
173.0	Landsford Canal Take-Out 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)	34.77124, -80.87800	4.5
177.6	Highway 9 Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	34.70913, -80.86601	10.5
188.1	Canal Street Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	34.57804, -80.88870	4.0
192.1	Cedar Creek About 0.11 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	34.53904, -80.87357	end

Data notes: 8 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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