Portage River access points and trip distances, Ohio
14 access points (14 public) along 35.9 river miles of the Portage 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 | William Henry Harrison Park Access- River accesses are at the NW and SW corners of the par Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 41.40146, -83.45684 | 0.7 |
| 0.7 | Water Street Bridge Access- Located in Pemberville, the river access is at the SE corner o Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 41.41006, -83.45878 | 2.4 |
| 3.0 | Lovers Portage River Fishing Access- Located on S.R. 105 northeast of Pemberville. Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 41.42331, -83.42923 | 4.4 |
| 7.5 | Trail Marker Park Access- Located off S. Cherry St. in Woodville. River access is west of Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 41.44829, -83.36768 | 5.5 |
| 12.9 | Harry Witty Memorial Park Access- Located in Elmore just upstream of S.R. 51 bridge. Acces Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 41.47670, -83.29563 | 0.6 |
| 13.6 | Riverbend Park Access- Located on Merle Harder Blvd. in Elmore behind sewer plant. No padd Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 41.48263, -83.28746 | 4.9 |
| 18.4 | S.R. 590 Bridge Access- Located west of Oak Harbor. Roadside pull off to access the river. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 41.49161, -83.22177 | 3.9 |
| 22.4 | Salem Township Union Cemetery Access- Located off S.R. 105 in southwest Oak Harbor. Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 41.50592, -83.15549 | 0.4 |
| 22.8 | Oak Harbor Interurban Overlook Access- River access is to the west of the shared parking l Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 41.50660, -83.14739 | 5.1 |
| 27.9 | Ottawa County Fairgrounds Access- Located in SE corner of fairgrounds, adjacent to the rac About 0.14 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 41.50736, -83.08227 | 2.2 |
| 30.2 | Boat ramp near Little Portage River Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. About 0.20 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 41.51132, -83.03933 | 0.9 |
| 31.1 | Marinewood Unit Access- This U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service facility has river access sout About 0.14 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 41.51060, -83.02470 | 2.8 |
| 33.8 | Portage River State Wildlife Area Access- Located off S.R. 163/W. Lakeshore Dr. between La About 0.34 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 41.51935, -82.97518 | 2.1 |
| 35.9 | Waterworks Park at mouth of river on S.R. 163/E. Perry St. in Port Clinton, fee parking in Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 41.51526, -82.93765 | 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, 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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