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GRAND RIVER

Roadside Parking Parking Lot Pulloff Canoe Rentals Canoe Ramp Only Trailer/Cartop Ramp Restrooms Camping Picnic Area Water Food County
DAM--Lake Estabrook dam south of Middlefield (River non-paddleable at this point), portage river left or right                    

Trumbull

S.R. 88 bridge just east of Farmington, roadside access river right and left X                  

Trumbull

Donnelly Road/Combs Road northeast of Mesopotamia, roadside access river right X                  

Trumbull

Montgomery Road bridge northeast of Windsor, roadside access river right X                  

Ashtabula

Grand River Canoe Livery on Fobes Road north of Rock Creek off S.R. 45, access river right with permission   X X              

Ashtabula

Park off Tote Street south of Austinburg, access river left   X     X     X    

Ashtabula

Cork Cold Springs Road bridge south of Austinburg, roadside access river right X                  

Ashtabula

Kenesees Grand River Camp and Canoe on S.R. 307E in Geneva, access river right with permission   X X     X X X X X

Ashtabula

Windsor-Mechanicsville Road covered bridge in Mechanicsville, roadside access river right X                  

Ashtabula

DAM--at Harpersfield Covered Bridge Park just upstream of the S.R. 534 bridge, portage river left                    

Ashtabula

Harpersfield Covered Bridge Park off S.R. 534 bridge, access river right and left   X X X   X   X    

Ashtabula

Hidden Valley Lake Metroparks off S.R. 528 south of Madison, access river left   X   X   X   X X  

Lake

Mason's Landing off Vrooman Road east of Painesville, access river right   X   X            

Lake

Helen Hazer Wyman Park is after Mason's Landing when paddling downstream, access river right   X       X   X X  

Lake

DAM--broken dam at East Main Street bridge in Painesville, portage river right or left, not runnable                    

Lake

Painesville Recreation Park off Main and Mill streets in Painesville, access river left   X   X            

Lake

Painesville City Kiwanis Club Park off Erie Street in Painesville, access river left   X                

Lake

Fairport Harbor boat launch (fee charged) off Second Street in Fairport Harbor by mouth of the Grand River on Lake Erie, access river right   X     X          

Lake


River Trips


Trip 1:

Route 6 to Tote Road
Trip length 28 miles / time on river 7 to 9 hours
Water Level of 1.75 necessary to run this trip
This trip is for the Adventurous experienced paddlers only!!


Trip 2:

Schweitzer Road to Tote Street Park:
Trip length 10 miles / time on river 2.5 to 3.5 hours
Main late summer run for all levels of paddlers and families


Trip 3:

Schweitzer Road to Harpersfield Dam
Trip length 20 miles / time on river 5 to 6.5 hours Level must be 1.5 ft. min.
Trip starts in calm water and moves into class one moving water.


Trip 4:

Cork Coldsprings to Tote Street Park
Trip length 8 miles / time on river 2 to 2.5 hours
Short trip for families, school groups, etc.


Trip 5:

Cork Coldsprings to Harpersfield Dam
Trip length 18 miles / time on river 5 hours Level must be 1.5 ft. min.
Calm water to moving class one water.


Trip 6:

Harpersfield Park to Hidden Valley Park
Trip length 9.9 miles / time on river 2.5 to 3 hours Level of 1.75 ft. min.
Moving water stretch through the Grand River Gorge.
Ability level of paddlers will increase with water levels.


Trip 7:

Harpersfield Park to Mason’s Landing Park
Trip length 22 miles / time on river 6.5 to 7 hours Level of 1.75 ft min.
Ability level of paddlers will increase with water levels.


Trip 8:

Hidden Valley Park to Mason’s Landing Park
Trip length 12 miles / time on river 3.5 to 4 hours Level of 1.75 ft.min.
Ability level of paddlers will increase with water levels.