Tuscarawas River access points and trip distances, Ohio
17 access points (17 public) along 113.6 river miles of the Tuscarawas 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 | Long Lake in Akron off Manchester Road and S.R. 93. Lake will access to the canal which pa Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 41.02171, -81.54950 | 2.7 |
| 2.7 | Fairview Avenue Access- Located near the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trailhead near Fairview Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 41.02320, -81.59320 | 13.4 |
| 16.1 | Lock No. 4 Park on Memorial Highway/Erie Avenue southeast of Canal Fulton, access river le Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.87750, -81.58342 | 6.9 |
| 23.0 | Lake Ave. Access- Located near the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trailhead operated by Stark P Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.81091, -81.52890 | 8.7 |
| 31.8 | Craig Pittman Access- Located along the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail is managed by the 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) | 40.72000, -81.51000 | 11.9 |
| 43.6 | Lawrence Twp. River Community Park Access- Located in Bolivar on Glenpark Rd NE, near I-77 Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.64373, -81.44781 | 3.3 |
| 46.9 | Canal Lands Park Access- Located just south of Zoar on Dover-Zoar Rd. Parking is 700' from Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.60698, -81.42468 | 4.8 |
| 51.7 | Dover Dam Access- Located on S.R. 800 northeast of Dover. Limited parking is available wit Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.55687, -81.41439 | 4.6 |
| 56.3 | Canal Dover Park Access- This boat ramp is managed by the City of Dover and located on Can Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.52184, -81.46936 | 4.0 |
| 60.4 | New Philadelphia Water Works Park Boat Launch Access- Located off S. Broadway St. in New P Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.48147, -81.44833 | 3.4 |
| 63.7 | New Philadelphia SR416 Boat Ramp Park Access- Located on S.R. 416 SE in New Philadelphia. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.45556, -81.42083 | 7.1 |
| 70.8 | Snyder's Landing Boat Ramp Access- Located at the southwest corner of Tuscarawas Rd. bridg Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.39357, -81.39114 | 5.9 |
| 76.7 | Charles B. Miller Boat Ramp Access- Located in the Village of Gnadenhutten at end of W. Ma Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.35616, -81.43859 | 15.9 |
| 92.6 | Boat ramp (east ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.26149, -81.60935 | 5.9 |
| 98.5 | Orange Access- Managed by the ODNR Division of Wildife. Located near the S.R. 751 bridge n Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.28512, -81.68454 | 4.5 |
| 103.0 | River Glenn Estates Access- Managed by ODNR Division of Wildlife, this access is located n Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.29220, -81.75020 | 10.5 |
| 113.6 | Waterworks Park-Coshocton Access- Located near Baird Concrete at the north end of N. Water Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 40.27835, -81.87084 | end |
Data notes: 1 access point is 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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