Maumee River Water Trail
Side Cut Metropark Corey Street Boat Launch Delaware Creek Park Walbridge Park Middlegrounds Metropark Cullen Park Access Site Name map Metroparks Toledo Maumee City of Toledo City of Toledo Metroparks Toledo City of Toledo Access Site Owner . , -. ., -. . , -. . , -. . , -. . , -. Latitude/Longitude Coordinates
ft ft ft ft ft ft Parking Parking located along N River Rd. River From River Rd, turn south onto Corey St From OH-, turn east onto Glendale Ave, From Broadway St, turn southeast into From Washington St, turn right onto From North Summit St, turn into park at access below I- bridge. and continue until end. right onto S Glendale Ave, left onto park entrance. Take rst left for parking Ottawa St. Continue under Clayton St st St, continue until parking and water Restrooms 475 Porta-johns and picnic facilities feet ( ) - Circular Rd, left onto Yaryan Dr and right lot, continue past parking for boat launch. bridge until park entrance on left. access. from river access site. onto Rohr Blvd. Parking is to right. There is a launch/parking fee, call for ( ) - ( ) - . Water access on Delaware Creek. more information: ( ) - Bay Porta-johns N River Rd . . . Drinking water . 24 24 Anthony Wayne Trail MAUMEE TOLEDO Maumee Bay 80 Picnic Facilities 65 mile Summit St 25 Broadway St River Rd Bay Shore Boat Launch Camping W River Rd Main St ODNR/City of Oregon 75 mile mile Front St ., -. Walking trails
Front St mile Ottawa St 280 ft 65 Distance from drop-o From Navarre Avenue (SR ), head north ft to water’s edge PERRYSBURG on Wynn Road to Bay Shore Road, turn left onto Bay Shore Road and the entrance is ROSSFORD approximately ft on right. . River mile from mouth Cedar Point Rd ( ) - 20 W OOD 2 LUCAS Bay Navarre Ave OREGON Wynn Rd mile 75 90 Bay 23 NORTHWOOD . Maumee Bay State Park Buttonwood Betty C Black . . . Veterans Memorial Park Ohio Dept of Natural Recreation Area Maritime Plaza . & Marina Resources Wood County Park District Orleans Park Hood Park City of Toledo Maple Street Boat Launch Rossford ., -. ft . , -. Perrysburg Perrysburg Perrysburg . , -. . , -. . , -. . , -. ft . , -. ft ft ft From OH- S/W River Rd, turn north ft From Cedar Point Rd, turn into park at onto Hull Prairie Rd. Parking is to the right, From W Front St (St. Rt. ) turn west ft From OH-, turn west onto Eagle Point From Front St, turn onto South Marina Dr. Norden Rd. Turn right onto Park Rd , continue straight for river access. toward Maumee River bridge and right into From Front St, turn north onto Louisiana Rd and take rst right onto Hannum Ave. From Main St, turn onto Riverside Dr. which becomes Park Rd . Turn left onto Seasonal primitive camping April through Orleans Park. Continue past parking lot Ave. Continue until end for boat ramp or From Front St, turn north onto Maple St Continue to end at park parking lot. Continue until parking lots. Park Rd , continue to beach parking lot. October. and down gravel drive to the river. turn left for parking. and continue until end. There is a launch fee, call for more Restrooms available during business hours Day use parking is free. ( ) - ( ) - ( ) - ( ) - information: ( ) - of The National Museum of the Great Lakes. Info and reservations: ( ) -
North Turkeyfoot Wildlife Area Granger Island Memorial Park map Ohio Dept of Natural Resources Metroparks Toledo Waterville ., -. . , -. ., -. Farnsworth Metropark MAUMEE ft ft ft Metroparks Toledo From Old US , take turno into Wildlife Providence Metropark Located on South side of Island. Canoe in From Anthony Wayne Trail, turn east onto Area. Three points of water access, two Metroparks Toledo . , -. or cross Maumee River from either Mechanic St, right onto N River Rd and left 475 directly to main channel on eastern and Memorial or Waterworks park. onto School Pl. A small parking area is western edges of wildlife area, and third to ., -. ft Two primitive campsites and rustic cabin located at end of road. North Turkeyfoot Creek at center of area. available for reservations. From S River Rd, turn into Boat Launch ( ) - ( ) - ft Van Tassel Wildlife Area LUCAS entrance. River access is on the far side of . From OH- S/S River Rd, turn south Ohio Dept of Natural Resources the parking lot. . onto Grand Rapids Rd. Park entrance Kayak rentals available Fri-Sun Memorial . . , -. 24 immediately on the left. Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. ( ) - ( ) - Waterworks Park
ft l Waterville i 6 a From OH- S/W River Rd, turn north into r . . . , -. T e Old US24 wildlife area. River access at end of drive, n y parking areas to the right and left. a Rapids
W ( ) - ft mile y 65 n From S River Rd, turn east onto o Bend View Metropark th Waterworks Dr. Continue until parking and n Waterville USGS Gauge . . Metroparks Toledo A 65 river access. Station . , -. Shelter house available. mile Mary Jane Thurston PERRYSBURG State Park (Marina/ ft . Campground/Day Use) d R Located on Otsego Rd o S. River Rd WATERVILLE r Ohio Dept of Natural ive HENRY between Bailey Rd & Box Rd S R Resources ft mile - - . mile . , -. (Marina) 24 ., -. (Campground) . . Weirs Rapids Fishing Access . , -. (Day Use) Gilead Side-Cut Canal Ohio Dept of Natural Resources Village of Grand Rapids . . . , -. S River Rd . , -. Blue Bell Island Otsego Park From State Route , turn north into Day ft Use/Dam entrance of park. Continue until Village of Grand Rapids Wood County Park District ft From OH- S/W River Rd, turn north end of drive for parking and river access. . , -. mile . , -. onto Range Line Rd. Continue until parking Requires portage around dam. Take out at From OH- /W Second St, turn north W River Rd area at end of drive. day use area, cross over canal bridge and onto West St and continue until water ft ft ( ) - put in down stream of dam. access on Front St. Danger! Food and refreshments available at Complimentary boat docks. Accessed via From OH- /Front St, turn north into GRAND RAPIDS From OH- S/W River Rd, take boat Marina. Camping available at campground. the canal on the south side of the river. drive between Wapakoneta Rd and Mill St. All paddlers must launch turn o . For parking use main ( ) - ( ) - Accessed via the canal on the south side of portage around dam WOOD entrance of park ft west. the river. mile Canoe/kayak dock seasonally available. ( ) - ( ) -
In case of emergency dial: Maumee State Scenic River Ohio’s Scenic Rivers 911
The Maumee River, named by the Miami and westward into the Maumee River The Maumee River Watershed is over The mission of Ohio’s Scenic Rivers For more information: Indians, was designated a State Scenic Valley because of tribal warfare and the 5,000 square miles and drains some of the Program is to preserve the natural Metroparks Toledo River on July 18, 1974. pressures of the European settlements. richest farmland in Ohio. The agriculture qualities of Ohio’s finer streams so present metroparkstoledo.com Located in the northwestern part of Ohio, The Miami Indians were the predominant community continues to work with local, and future generations may experience ODNR Division of Parks & Watercraft the Maumee flows northeasterly through group; they settled at the headwaters of state, and federal organizations to reduce their natural beauty and value. watercraft.ohiodnr.gov portions of Paulding, Defiance, Henry, the river. nutrient and sediment loading to the The Ohio Scenic Rivers Program works Wood and Lucas counties. Many battles of the French and Indian river. Coupling these agronomic practices with citizen groups and all levels of ODNR Division of Wildlife with conservation buffers have yielded wildlife.ohiodnr.gov The Scenic portion of the Maumee River War and the War of 1812 occurred in government to identify and protect the the river valley, which played a decisive reductions in sediment and phosphorus best of Ohio’s waterways. originates at the Ohio-Indiana state pollution. ODNR Paddle Ohio line and extends 43 miles to the U.S. 24 role in the opening up of the "Northwest Many people make a direct contribution paddle.ohiodnr.gov bridge, west of Defiance. This section Territory" for settlement. Precision farming and conservation each year to preserve Ohio’s scenic tillage practices are being implemented Wood County Park District is characterized by a broad meandering The Maumee River, once a part of the rivers. Volunteers regularly assist in litter woodcountyparkdistrict.org floodplain. Here, riverbanks rise sharply Great Black Swamp, underwent extensive throughout the watershed. Specifically, cleanups, tree plantings, stream bank in comparison to the flat, surrounding drainage to yield vast, fertile, agricultural no-till farming has increased dramatically stabilization projects, and stream quality USGS Water Data terrain. The river banks support a healthy, lands, a part of the landscape that and has assisted in protecting the river. monitoring. On-going reforestation efforts waterdata.usgs.gov forested corridor. remains today. Indeed, this major river Development of new residential areas is beautify rivers and play a fundamental Disclaimer The recreational portion, from the U.S. of northwestern Ohio constitutes an on the rise and stormwater runoff from role in protecting the quality of our river 24 bridge west of Defiance to the US important historical and cultural resource urban areas can be a serious threat to the ecosystems. The information contained in this map is MICHIGAN 23 map 20/ S.R. 25 bridge at Perrysburg and for the citizens of Ohio. river if not properly managed. believed to be accurate. Neither Metroparks Maumee Toledo or ODNR are responsible for any 75 Bay Maumee, is 53 miles long. In this segment 20 inaccuracies. Interpretation and use Toledo Oregon the river greatly changes in character. Its In appreciation of our partners 24 2 floodplain widens and its channel doubles of the map and its contents LUCAS Funding and production of this publication was a are the responsibility of 80 Maumee in size; the topographic relief is much less map 280 cooperative effort of the Ohio Department of Natural 475 pronounced; and forest cover becomes the user. Perrysburg Resources and Metroparks Toledo, with a special Waterville 80 sparse. 24 thanks to the Maumee Valley Planning Organization map 75 23 The historic and cultural heritage of this and the Defiance Soil & Water Conservation District 6 section is of major state and national for helping coordinate the initiative. Thanks as well DEFIANCE WOOD Napoleon 6 significance, making it worthy of 127 to all of the access site owners and local stake map 24 designation. In the era when wilderness holder groups who have contributed their time and De ance reigned supreme and travel was by foot resources. or water, the river constituted one of the HENRY chief modes of transportation. 127 Antwerp During the late 17th and 18th centuries, PAULDING the Indian people moved southward INDIANA map Dey Bridge Launch Meyerholtz Wildlife Area 24 Deance County Commissioners Ohio Dept of Natural Resources 6 ., - . . , - . NAPOLEON
ft Pontiac Park Independence Dam State ft 424 Pull-o on W High St, on the east side of City of Deance Independence Dam State Park Park - Towpath/Florida From W Riverview Ave, turn east into Tin River. . , - . Bridge Pull-o wildlife area across from Wayne Park Dr. Ohio Dept of Natural Resources ve Access to Ti n River, three-quarters of a Continue until parking and water access. A mile Ohio Dept of Natural Resources ew mile paddle to/from main channel. Steep . , - . (Marina) ( ) - rvi ft Rive climb down to river. ( ) - ., - . (Take-out/Put-in) . , - . Park entrance on OH- /East River Dr, a ., - . (Campground) e 6 e Av quarter mile east of N Clinton St. . me ft au . ( ) - M . From OH- W/W High St, turn south on . ft Henry St towards Florida Bridge. Pull-o Vorwerk Park Park entrance on OH- at Independence on right towards parking and water access. City of Napoleon Rd. Above-dam water access entrance a ( ) - Z DEFIANCE quarter mile west of below-dam water . , - . access entrance. . is Marina, . is . Take-out/Put-in, . is Campground. ft Requires portage around dam. Take-out From OH- E/E Riverview Ave turn above dam at mile . and put-in below mile south into park across from Henry County 24 dam at mile .. ( ) - Hospital. . . . ( ) -
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Forder Bridge Access Site Riverside Park PAULDING Black Swamp Conservancy mile Village Of Antwerp Cecil Bridge ., - . Paulding County Park District . , - . ft . , - . DEFIANCE ft From US : Take exit to US- N, turn ft From Co Rd /River St, turn north into right onto US- N, turn left onto County park entrance at Kroos Dr. Parking along Road , turn right onto County Road . From US- , take exit for US- N. Turn drive on left. There is a gravel lane down to The site entrance is on the left before the left onto Co Rd , then right onto C-. bridge. Access site is to the right immediately the river's edge. 127 ( ) - mile ( ) - before the bridge.
Outdoor Ethic Common Hazards Safety Tips
Dispose of waste properly — Foot Entrapments Strainers drowning can result. You don’t have to Never boat alone Always maintain three points of pack it all out! be submerged to succumb to hypothermia contact (for example, two hands and • Do not attempt to • Avoid all strainers, — wind chill, rain, and perspiration can Wear a lifejacket at all times, one foot touching the boat) while moving Travel on durable surfaces — rock, stand or walk in swift- or river obstructions contribute to the condition. particularly in moving water. By law, around in the boat. gravel, and sand. Use existing, improved moving water. Feet such as overhanging children under 10 must wear life jackets access sites. When using a natural river can become entrapped branches, downed • Avoid capsizing your boat. Keep your of an appropriate size. Be aware of motorized boats, stay bank to launch your boat, stay clear of between submerged trees, log jams, and life jacket securely fastened to help close to shore unless crossing, wear bright vegetation or mud. rocks, risking drowning flooded islands, keep your head above water if you fall File a “float plan” with a reliable colors for visibility, always point your if a strong current especially in swift overboard. person, indicating where you are going boat into the wake to avoid capsizing. Stay on the trail while portaging holds one's body under water. and when you will leave and return. (carrying your boat) water. • Dress appropriately: wear layers using Remember to contact the person once you If you capsize, hold onto your boat • Portage around any section of water materials that wick moisture away and have returned safely. unless it presents a life-threatening Leave what you find. Appreciate • Always keep feet up and pointed about which you feel uncertain. retain heat, such as silk, polypropylene, situation. Position yourself on the artifacts and natural objects but leave downstream. fleece, and wool. Know where you are along the trail upstream side of the capsized boat. them undisturbed. Cold Water Immersion and at all times. Know how to get to roads if • Swim to shore or calm water before Hypothermia • Bring an extra change of clothing with you must walkout Carry plenty of drinking water Prevent spreading invasive species, standing. you in a waterproof bag. Neoprene shoes including live bait, by completely cleaning • Sudden immersion or tennis shoes with woolen socks are Do not overload or unevenly load Avoid overexertion and guard against and drying equipment between trips. Do Lowhead Dams and Waterfalls in cold water can be recommended footwear. your boat Keep the weight in the boat extreme weather conditions. not bring any standing water or water deadly. The initial low and centered to maintain stability. from another lake or river -- it may • Know the location “cold shock” can • Be able to recognize and know how In case of emergency call 911. Know contain live plants or animals. of lowhead dams and cause immediate, to treat hypothermia. Uncontrollable Be prepared to swim If the water looks where you are along the trail in case you waterfalls. Portage involuntary gasping, shivering, slurred speech and lack of too hazardous to swim, then don’t boat need to request emergency assistance. Respect wildlife — observe from a (carry your boat) hyperventilation, panic, coordination are early symptoms. on it! distance; don’t feed, follow or approach around the hazard and vertigo — all wildlife. Control pets or leave them at and launch at a safe of which can result in water inhalation Floods and Swift Water home. distance downstream. and drowning. It can also cause sudden • Know the water conditions before you changes in blood pressure, heart rate, Be considerate of other visitors. • NEVER attempt to boat over a dam or go. Water levels and flood information Avoid boisterous behavior. Let nature’s waterfall. Small dams are very dangerous and heart rhythm that also may result in are monitored throughout the state: sounds prevail. because of the hydraulic turbulence at death. The longer you are immersed in waterdata.usgs.gov the base of the dam that trap boats and cold water, the harder it is to control your Respect the privacy and rights of people. body. Manual dexterity and coordination • Never boat on flooded rivers. High landowners. Access sites shown in deteriorate rapidly, and within 30 minutes, water causes hazards such as lowhead this publication are public property, all hypothermia (cooling of the body’s dams and unseen obstacles such as other lands should be considered private core temperature) can begin. Loss of floating logs or submerged trees to become property. consciousness and death with or without even more dangerous.