Ohio / Big Walnut Creek /

Pizzurro Park Access

Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Big Walnut Creek · near Gahanna · 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
39.99695, -82.86716

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Conditions

Water level

Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.

USGS gauge Big Walnut Creek at Central College OH, 7.5 mi from this launch on Big Walnut Creek: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On the river

River hazards

Keep well clear of dams: strong currents and restricted zones above and below them.

  • Hazard, 1.9 mi upstream. Creekside Park footbridge only a few feet above normal water levels, must portage around. · Ohio DNR paddling hazards (dams, falls, fords)
  • Dam, 5.6 mi upstream. upstream of Morse Road bridge in Columbus, portage river left · 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).

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

Sources

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.