Catawba River access points and trip distances, South Carolina 12 access points (12 public) along 59.8 river miles of the Catawba River in South Carolina. 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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Dark dots are public access points; brown dots are private, members-only or agency-land access. Tap a dot for its river mile and coordinates.
Access points in river order River mile Access Latitude, longitude To next (river mi) 0.0 South Point Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) 35.15572, -81.01221 Copy 5.9 5.9 Buster Boyd 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) 35.10691, -81.03861 Copy 9.4 15.3 Fort Mill 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) 35.02141, -81.00365 Copy 1.2 16.4 Boat ramp near Johnnytown Branch Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) 35.00613, -80.99971 Copy 2.4 18.8 Riverwalk Canoe and Kayak Launch Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) 34.98428, -80.97284 Copy 2.9 21.7 River Park in Rock Hill Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) 34.95615, -80.94934 Copy 7.6 29.3 Catawba Nation Hand Carry Boat Launch Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) 34.90739, -80.87408 Copy 9.8 39.1 Landsford Canal State Park - Put-In Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) 34.79161, -80.88074 Copy 1.6 40.7 Landsford Canal Take-Out About 0.19 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) 34.77124, -80.87800 Copy 4.6 45.3 Highway 9 Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) 34.70913, -80.86601 Copy 10.5 55.8 Canal Street Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) 34.57804, -80.88870 Copy 4.0 59.8 Cedar Creek About 0.11 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) 34.53904, -80.87357 Copy end
Data notes: 4 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 NC Wildlife Boating Access Areas , OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) , SC DNR Public Water 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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