Kokosing River access points and trip distances, Ohio
9 access points (9 public) along 26.9 river miles of the Kokosing River in Ohio. 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 | Riverside Park off S.R. 229/S.R. 3 on Dike Rd./Greenwood Ave. in Mt. Vernon, access river Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.39949, -82.50121 | 2.8 |
| 2.8 | Memorial Park off Mt. Vernon Avenue in Mt. Vernon, access river right. Access #2 on Kokosi Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.38373, -82.47040 | 2.6 |
| 5.4 | Lower Gambier Rd. access river right. Access #3 on Kokosing River Water Trail. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.37717, -82.43374 | 1.7 |
| 7.2 | Laymon Road/Gambier Road bridge in Gambier; access river right. Access #4 on Kokosing Rive Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.37609, -82.40358 | 1.9 |
| 9.1 | Big Run Rd. access next to Old Big Run Rd. bridge (no vehicle traffic), access river left. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.35767, -82.38487 | 7.4 |
| 16.5 | S.R. 36/Coshocton Rd. and Knox Co. Rd. 35/Pipesville Rd. bridge south of Howard by an old Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.40484, -82.32167 | 2.6 |
| 19.1 | Millwood Rd./Twp. Hwy. 88 and Millersburg Rd./S.R. 62 access river right. Access #7 on Kok Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.39684, -82.27794 | 5.8 |
| 24.9 | Riley Chapel Rd./Twp. Hwy 203 off Riley Chapel Rd. bridge, access river left. Access #8 on 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) | 40.37290, -82.19980 | 1.9 |
| 26.9 | Newcastle Twp. Rd. 366/423 bridge at the confluence of the Mohican and Kokosing rivers, ac About 0.33 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.36033, -82.16145 | end |
Sources: river line and lengths from NHDPlus V2 via EPA WATERS (lengths scaled to each reach's published length); access points from Ohio DNR Paddling 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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