Olentangy River access points and trip distances, Ohio
30 access points (30 public) along 74.7 river miles of the Olentangy 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 | Snyder Road/Whetstone Road bridge west of Galion, roadside access river right Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.75478, -82.89717 | 5.9 |
| 5.9 | New Winchester Road bridge (Crawford Co. Rd. 19) north of New Winchester, roadside access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.71888, -82.93688 | 1.5 |
| 7.5 | Crawford-Marion County Line Road bridge southwest of New Winchester, roadside access river Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.70413, -82.94212 | 1.4 |
| 8.9 | Morral-Kirkpatrick Road bridge north of Caledonia, roadside access river right Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.68947, -82.94528 | 1.7 |
| 10.6 | Marseilles-Galion Road bridge north of Caledonia, roadside access river right or left Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.67463, -82.94382 | 2.5 |
| 13.1 | Linn-Hipsher Road bridge north of Caledonia, roadside access river right or left Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.65243, -82.96175 | 1.1 |
| 14.2 | Caledonia-Northern Road and closed bridge in Caledonia, roadway access river right Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.64251, -82.96566 | 0.5 |
| 14.7 | Marion Street parking in Caledonia, roadside access river right Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.63651, -82.96679 | 9.9 |
| 24.6 | S.R. 529/Bridge Road northeast of Delaware Lake, roadside access river left Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.54398, -83.01893 | 1.4 |
| 26.0 | East River Road between S.R. 529 and Firtenberger Road northeast of Delaware Lake, roadsid Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.52953, -83.01247 | 1.9 |
| 27.9 | Cardington Road north of Waldo, roadside access river left Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.51301, -83.03281 | 11.7 |
| 39.6 | Sherwood Road Boat Ramp Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. 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) | 40.39041, -83.04305 | 0.8 |
| 40.4 | Boat ramp near Delaware Lake Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. 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) | 40.38319, -83.05534 | 1.5 |
| 41.9 | Delaware State Park lake north of Delaware, access river right and left About 0.23 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.36826, -83.06863 | 0.9 |
| 42.8 | River Run Park Access- Located at Main St. Bridge in Delaware. Access river right. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.35388, -83.06836 | 4.2 |
| 47.0 | S.R. 23 Access- Located downstream of Panhandle Rd, north of Delaware. Roadside access riv Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.32210, -83.07051 | 1.4 |
| 48.3 | Mingo Park North Access- Located in Delaware off East Lincoln Rd. (northern take-out by te Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.30683, -83.05784 | 0.3 |
| 48.7 | Mingo Park South Access- Located in Delaware off East Lincoln Rd. Access river right. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.30408, -83.06233 | 1.6 |
| 50.3 | Cherry St. Access- Located by the City of Delaware wastewater treatment facility off of St Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.28625, -83.06480 | 5.3 |
| 55.5 | Hyatts Rd. Access- Located north of Powell off S.R. 315. Roadside access river right. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.21513, -83.06103 | 4.6 |
| 60.2 | Highbanks Metro Park Big Meadows Canoe Access- Located in Lewis Center, enter Highbanks fr Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.15474, -83.04441 | 1.7 |
| 61.9 | Highbanks Metro Park River Bluff Area Access- Located in Columbus off S.R. 315 south of S. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.13484, -83.03245 | 1.8 |
| 63.7 | Olentangy Parklands Fishing Access (Worthington Parks & Recreation) off Wilson Bridge Road Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.11023, -83.03320 | 1.4 |
| 65.1 | Dow Nelson Field access by Worthington High School Farrington Drive at S.R. 161 in Worthin Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.09093, -83.03503 | 1.4 |
| 66.5 | Broadmeadows Bridge Access- Located at southeast corner of bridge. Access river left Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.07405, -83.03478 | 3.0 |
| 69.5 | Northmoor Park Access- Located at the intersection of Northmoor Place and Olentangy Blvd. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.03404, -83.02649 | 1.9 |
| 71.4 | Tuttle Park Access- Park located on north side of the Recreation Center near the playgroun Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.01033, -83.01740 | 1.5 |
| 73.0 | King Ave. Access- Located on the southeast corner of Olentangy River Rd. and King Ave. in Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 39.99020, -83.02440 | 0.6 |
| 73.6 | Harrison Park Access- Located at the west end of 2nd Ave. in Columbus. On street parking o Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 39.98240, -83.02120 | 1.1 |
| 74.7 | Lower Olentangy Boat Ramp- Located off Dublin Rd. in Columbus. Access river left. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 39.96702, -83.01930 | end |
Data notes: 3 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 Ohio DNR Paddling Access, 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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