Licking River access points and trip distances, Ohio
11 access points (11 public) along 26.1 river miles of the Licking 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 | Ohio Street bridge at Denman Park in Newark at mouth of the North Fork of the Licking, roa Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.05382, -82.39257 | 0.3 |
| 0.3 | Riverview Preserve, owned by the Licking Park District. Large gravel parking lot and grave Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.05072, -82.38698 | 3.1 |
| 3.4 | Staddens Landing, owned by the Licking Park District. Large gravel parking lot and gravel Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.06000, -82.33900 | 3.4 |
| 6.8 | Licking Co. Rd. 668/Brownsville Rd S.E bridge north of Claylick, roadside pull off and acc Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.06041, -82.28839 | 4.4 |
| 11.2 | Boyce-Licking River Access. Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve off Gratiot Road bridge Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.05675, -82.21975 | 2.3 |
| 13.5 | Muskingum Co. Rd. 408/ Pleasant Valley Rd. river access on the north side of the bridge. M Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.06314, -82.19147 | 6.9 |
| 20.4 | Dillon State Park lake access near the beach day-use area. Located west of the Park Office About 0.26 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.01535, -82.11801 | 2.6 |
| 23.0 | Dillon State Park lake access at Big Run Boat Ramp off S.R. 146 west of Zanesville About 0.38 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.00312, -82.08316 | 0.9 |
| 23.9 | Dillon State Park fisherman's access at the tailwater of Dillon Dam off Dillon Dam Road we Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 39.99006, -82.07916 | 1.9 |
| 25.8 | Dillon Falls Access - Located river right just above the falls. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 39.97561, -82.05905 | 0.3 |
| 26.1 | Dillon Falls Community Township Park - Dillon Falls Rd/Co. Hwy 135 bridge in Dillon Falls Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 39.97153, -82.05707 | 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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