Cuyahoga River?Kent*** to Waterworks Park in Cuyahoga Falls
On Sunday, May 31, the club will paddle the Cuyahoga River, aka ?Crooked River,? from Tannery Park, 300 Stow Street in Kent to Waterworks Park, 2025 Munroe Falls Avenue in Cuyahoga Falls. This is a 6.5 miles trip, nearly all flatwater, that will take about three hours. Please pack a lunch for along the river.
We will meet at Tannery Park in Kent, at 11:30 a.m. Parking here is limited.
***As we have done for this trip on two previous occasions, those who wish to paddle a 1.5 mile section of the river upstream of Tannery Park through downtown Kent will meet at 10:00 a.m. at River Bend Park (41.168789, -81.348057), a small access area on River Bend Boulevard, about one-quarter mile east of Ohio Route 43. The group putting in here will paddle down to Tannery Park and meet those who want to begin the trip at Tannery.
At lower water levels, this upper section through Kent has about a mile of class 1-2 rapids through an interesting narrow gorge that includes the historic dam that once spanned the river in downtown Kent. Paddlers who want to run this section should have good boat control in a moderate current. At higher levels, the rapids turn to class 2-3. We will NOT run this 1.5 mile section if the flow exceeds 750 cfs on the Old Portage U.S. Geological Survey gage. Meet instead at the Tannery Park put-in at 11:30. Watch the club website if there is any question whether we will run this section and for any other updates for the trip.
Please call or email JP Tolson at 330-337-7752 or
john.paul.tolson@gmail.com by Saturday, May 30, if you plan to attend. Hope to see you on the river!