Indiana / Deep River /
Bicentennial Park
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Deep River · near Lake Station · Indiana
Zebra mussels (latest report 1998) reported in Deep River 2.8 km from this launch (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database). Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database · checked October 18, 2026
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)
- Fee
- Free
- Car parking
- Parking lot
- Restrooms
- No
- Managed by
- Lake Station Parks Dept.
- Coordinates
- 41.57102, -87.24045
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the DEEP RIVER AT LAKE GEORGE OUTLET AT HOBART, IN gauge · USGS, 2.5 mi away on Deep River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge DEEP RIVER AT LAKE GEORGE OUTLET AT HOBART, IN, 2.5 mi from this launch on Deep River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
Low-head dams drown people every year: the current below the drop circles back and holds a swimmer or a boat at the face. Portage around them; stay well clear above and below.
- Low-head dam, 3.2 mi downstream: Hobart Deep River Dam (In-Channel), 14 ft. · Indiana DNR low-head dams
Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.
Sources: Indiana DNR low-head dams.
On Deep River
River in Indiana. All launches on Deep River.
Community
Where people who use Deep River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Riverview Park · 0.3 mi · Deep River
- Grand Boulevard Lake Boat Launch · 1.1 mi · Grand Boulevard Lake
- Lake George (Festival Park) · 2.7 mi · Lake George
- Rosser Park Pond · 3.4 mi · Rosser Park Lake
- Marquette Park · 3.7 mi · Lake Michigan
- Portage Marina (Burns Waterway) · 4.7 mi · Burns Waterway
Sources
- Indiana DNR Public Access Sites (Division of Fish and Wildlife) record 533 · Public data (IndianaMap / IDNR DFW), disclaimer; IDNR must be acknowledged as the source
Why it is listed as public: listed by Indiana DNR Public Access Sites (Division of Fish and Wildlife). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.