Ohio / Big Walnut Creek /
Hamilton Township Park Access
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Big Walnut Creek · near Obetz · 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)
- Coordinates
- 39.84973, -82.97191
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Big Walnut Creek at Rees OH gauge · USGS, 0.9 mi away on Big Walnut Creek
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Big Walnut Creek at Rees OH, 0.9 mi from this launch on Big Walnut Creek: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
- Hazard, 3.3 mi upstream.
Take out to portage around Groveport Road bridge; river funnels through culvert. Portage river right, do not paddle under bridge.
· Ohio DNR paddling hazards (dams, falls, fords) - Hazard, 7.3 mi upstream.
BRIDGE CONTRUCTION - Portage available during contruction hours. Small channel open when construction workers are not present.
· 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.
On Big Walnut Creek
River in Ohio. All launches on Big Walnut Creek.
Community
Where people who use Big Walnut Creek talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Scioto Grove Metro Park South Access · 2.3 mi · Scioto River
- Three Creeks Metro Park Groveport Rd. Access · 2.5 mi · Big Walnut Creek
- Scioto Grove Metro Park North Access · 2.7 mi · Scioto River
- Three Creeks Metro Park Watkins Rd. Access · 4.8 mi · Alum Creek
- Mackey Ford Wildlife Area Access · 5.7 mi · Scioto River
- Helsel Park Unimproved Access · 6.3 mi · Big Walnut Creek
Sources
- Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access) record 1250 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
Why it is listed as public: listed by Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.