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Indian Trails Park - 24th Street Access

Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Ashtabula River · near Ashtabula · Ohio

Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.

At the launch

Type
Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
Restrooms
No
Managed by
Ashtabula Township
Coordinates
41.88350, -80.79522

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Buffalo District; the one nearest this launch is of June 2, 2026). Not for navigation.

Conditions

On the river

River hazards
  • Ford (low-water crossing), 7.9 mi upstream. Hadlock Road and Stevens Road bridge is a ford with stairsteps below it, must portage river left or right (particularly during high water) with permission. · Ohio DNR paddling hazards (dams, falls, fords)
  • Falls, 9.9 mi upstream. 4 foot falls and Berry Rapids (class 2-3) just downstream of Dewey Road covered bridge south of Ashtabula, portage river right if necessary with permission · Ohio DNR paddling hazards (dams, falls, fords)

Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.

Sources: Ohio DNR paddling hazards (dams, falls, fords).

Channel survey

The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.

  • Ashtabula Harbor · 0.2 mi from this launch
    Condition survey of June 2, 2026 by the Buffalo District. Least depth in the channel: 1.7 ft below Low Water Datum; project depth 16 ft. Survey sheet (PDF)

US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.

On Ashtabula River

River in Ohio. All launches on Ashtabula River.

Community

Where people who use Ashtabula River talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access) and Ohio DNR Lake Erie Public Access Sites (Office of Coastal Management). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.