Indiana / Trail Creek /
Winding Creek Cove
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Trail Creek · near Michigan City · Indiana
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 motors
- Car parking
- Parking lot
- Restrooms
- No
- Wheelchair access
- Accessible
- Managed by
- City of Michigan City
- Coordinates
- 41.71961, -86.88010
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow, water temperature at the TRAIL CREEK AT MICHIGAN CITY, IN gauge · USGS, 1.1 mi away on Trail Creek
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge TRAIL CREEK AT MICHIGAN CITY, IN, 1.1 mi from this launch on Trail Creek: water level, flow, water temperature, 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, 2.5 mi upstream. · 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 Trail Creek
Stream in Indiana. All launches on Trail Creek.
Nearby launches
- Trail Creek Marina · 0.7 mi · Trail Creek
- Washington Park · 1.4 mi · Lake Michigan
- New Buffalo · 8.9 mi · Galien River
- Teledyne Park · 9.6 mi · Pine Lake
- Stone Lake Boat Launch · 10.2 mi · Stone Lake
- Clear Lake Boat Launch · 10.4 mi · Clear Lake
Sources
- Indiana DNR Public Access Sites (Division of Fish and Wildlife) record 492 · 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.