Ohio / Alum Creek Lake /
Kilbourne Hand Launch
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Alum Creek Lake · near Kilbourne · Ohio
Zebra mussels (latest report 2010) reported in this water (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
- Motors
- No horsepower limit
- Managed by
- ODNR Division of Parks Recreation
- Website
- parks.ohiodnr.gov
- Coordinates
- 40.32970, -82.95483
Depth contours in feet from Ohio DNR. Not for navigation.
Boating rules
- Powercraft propelled by a motor with a horsepower rating in excess of ten horsepower may be operated upon the waters of the division of parks and watercraft in the following park areas. … Alum creek state park · all of Alum Creek Lake rule
- Horsepower: Unlimited · all of Alum Creek Lake rule
From the boating rules maps of Ohio Department of Natural Resources (Ohio Administrative Code 1501:47); Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Watercraft, read October 18, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at Alum Creek Lake · USACE
Lake level
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Normal pool follows a seasonal curve, 885.0 ft to 888.0 ft (USACE, Top of Normal).
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Alum Creek Lake), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
On Alum Creek Lake
Reservoir in Ohio. All launches on Alum Creek Lake.
Community
Where people who use Alum Creek Lake talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Alum Creek State Park - Howard Road · 2.9 mi · Alum Creek Lake
- Mingo Park North Access · 5.7 mi · Olentangy River
- Delaware State Park - Wildlife D1 Access · 5.8 mi · Delaware Reservoir
- Mingo Park South Access · 6.0 mi · Olentangy River
- Alum Creek State Park - Cheshire · 6.1 mi · Alum Creek Lake
- River Run Park Access · 6.2 mi · Olentangy River
Sources
- Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access) record 210025 · 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.