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Maumee River Water Trail 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 of the Toledo Area Maumee City of Toledo City of Toledo Metroparks of the Toledo Area 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 Memorial Park map Ohio Dept of Natural Resources Waterville ., -. ., -. MAUMEE ft ft From Old US, take turno into Wildlife Providence Metropark LUCAS Waterworks Park From Anthony Wayne Trail, turn east onto 475 Area. Three points of water access, two Mechanic St, right onto N River Rd and left directly to main channel on eastern and Metroparks of the Toledo Area Waterville onto School Pl. A small parking area is western edges of wildlife area, and third to ., -. ., -. located at end of road. North Turkeyfoot Creek at center of area. ( ) - ft ft . From OH- S/S River Rd, turn south Van Tassel Wildlife Area Farnsworth Metropark From S River Rd, turn east onto . onto Grand Rapids Rd. Park entrance Waterworks Dr. Continue until parking and 24 immediately on the left. Ohio Dept of Natural Resources Metroparks of the Toledo Area river access. ( ) -­ ., -. ., -. Shelter house available. Bend View Metropark il 6 a r Metroparks of the Toledo Area . T . ft ft e Old US24 n From OH- S/W River Rd, turn north into ., -. From S River Rd, turn into Boat Launch y a Rapids W wildlife area. River access at end of drive, entrance. River access is on the far side of mile y 65 parking areas to the right and left. the parking lot. 24 n ft o ( ) - Kayak rentals available Fri-Sun Memorial th Waterville USGS Gauge Located on Otsego Rd o S. River Rd WATERVILLE n Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. A Station . between Bailey Rd & Box Rd 65 ( ) -­ - -­ mile Mary Jane Thurston PERRYSBURG State Park (Marina/ . Campground/Day Use) d R . r Ohio Dept of Natural ive HENRY S R Weirs Rapids Fishing Access Resources ft mile mile Ohio Dept of Natural Resources ., -. (Marina) ., -. (Campground) . ., -. ., -. (Day Use) Gilead Side-Cut Canal ft Village of Grand Rapids . S River Rd From OH- S/W River Rd, turn north ., -. Blue Bell Island Otsego Park From State Route , turn north into Day onto Range Line Rd. Continue until parking Use/Dam entrance of park. Continue until Village of Grand Rapids Wood County Park District area at end of drive. ft ( ) - end of drive for parking and river access. ., -. mile ., -. Requires portage around dam. Take out at From OH-/W Second St, turn north W River Rd 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 of the Toledo Area 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 of the Toledo Area or ODNR are 75 Bay Maumee, is 53 miles long. In this segment 20 responsible for any inaccuracies. Toledo Oregon the river greatly changes in character. Its In appreciation of our partners 24 2 floodplain widens and its channel doubles Interpretation and use of the LUCAS Funding and production of this publication was map and its contents are 80 Maumee in size; the topographic relief is much less map 280 a cooperative effort of the Ohio Department of 475 pronounced; and forest cover becomes the responsibility of Perrysburg Natural Resources and Metroparks of the Toledo Waterville 80 sparse.
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