» Cuyahoga River


Access Point

Section

River
Miles

Shuttle
Miles

West Branch

A.

US 322

A-B

5

5

B.

OH 87 W of Burton

B-C

4

5

East Branch

C.

OH 87 E of Burton, access river right

C-D

0.5

0.5

D.

OH 168

D-E

2

4

E.

Russell Park off Rapids Rd.

E-F

2

4

F.

US 422 bridge

F-G

5

5

G.

Camp Hi Canoe Livery off Abbott Rd.

G-H

3

3

H.

Pioneer Trail Rd. bridge

H-I

2

2

I.

Mantua Village Park off OH 44

I-J

1

2

J.

Infirmary Rd. bridge

J-K

3

4

K.

OH 303 bridge, access with permission

 

River is restricted from OH 303 to below Lake Rockwell.

L.

Ravenna Rd. bridge

L-M

3

3

M.

Fuller Park off Middlebury Rd.

M-N

4

5

N.

Park off OH 91 (Main St.)

N-O

2

3

O.

Waterworks Park

 

Mandatory take-out before falls.

P.

Gorge Metro Park off Front St., access
river right or left with difficult carries on
both sides

P-Q

12

12

Q.

Deep Lock Quarry Metro Park
off Riverview Rd.

Q-R

7

12

R.

OH 82 bridge

R-E

4

3

S.

CUYAHOGA RIVER

 Roadside Parking Parking Lot Pulloff Canoe Rentals Canoe Ramp Only Trailer/Cartop Ramp Restrooms Camping Picnic Area Water Food County
Roadside pulloff at S.R. 87 bridge east of Burton, access river right   X                 Geauga
Russell Park (Geauga Co. Park) off Rapids Road northeast of LaDue Reservoir south of Burton, access river right   X   X   X   X X   Geauga
DAM - broken at Camp Hi Canoe Livery off Abbott Road south of Hiram Rapids, portage river left if necessary                     Portage
Camp Hi Canoe Livery off Abbott Road south of Hiram Rapids, access river left with permission   X X X   X     X X Portage
Save 4 Store off S.R. 303 bridge southwest of Streetsboro, access river left (access to bridge is privately owned); for permission call Chuck Eisle at (216)626-3967   X             X X Portage
River is restricted from the S.R. 303 bridge southwest of Streetsboro to below the spillway at Lake Rockwell north of Kent, last takeout is the Save 4 Store in Streetsboro                     Portage
Lake Rockwell spillway, access river right                     Portage
Access behind Standing Rock Cemetery off S.R. 43 and Standing Rock Avenue at northern edge of Kent, access river right   X   X X           Portage
DAM - below Main Street bridge in Kent, portage river right at pathway                     Portage
Fuller Park off Middlebury Road in Kent, access river right or left   X     X X   X X   Portage
DAM - above the S.R. 91 bridge (Main Street) in Monroe Falls, portage river right                     Summit
Park off S.R. 91 (Main Street) in Monroe Falls, access river right or left   X                 Summit
Takeout access at Riverfront Park off Front Street in Cuyahoga Falls - MANDATORY TAKEOUT BEFORE DAMS, access river right   X                 Summit
DAM - upstream of Broad Boulevard in Cuyahoga Falls, NO PORTAGE; Takeout at No. 12                     Summit
DAM - downstream of Broad Boulevard in Cuyahoga Falls, NO PORTAGE; Takeout at No. 12                     Summit
FALLS - begins at last dam downstream of Broad Boulevard in Cuyahoga Falls; averages a class 4-5 rapids; they are runnable with considerable risk to equipment and life, RESTRICTED AREA, takeout access river right                     Summit
DAM - Gorge Metropolitan Park dam in Cuyahoga Falls; below dam are more class 3-4 rapids; they are runnable with considerable risk to equipment and life, RESTRICTED AREA, takeout access river right   X                 Summit
Athletic field off Cuyahoga Street at northern limits of Akron, access river right X                   Summit
North Portage Path Road bridge at northern edge of Akron, access river left under bridge X X                 Summit
Bolanz Road bridge south of Everett, access river right X                   Summit
Ira Road bridge at Ira, access river left X                   Summit
DAM - downstream of the S.R. 303 bridge in Peninsula, portage river right                     Summit
Access below Peninsula dam below S.R. 303 bridge in Peninsula, access river right   X                 Summit
CUYAHOGA VALLEY NATIONAL RECREATIONAL AREA IS CURRENTLY PUTTING A CANOE ACCESS PLAN IN OPERATION. CHECK WITH CVA FOR INFORMATION                     Summit
Highland Road bridge east of Jaite, pulloff access river right   X                 Cuyahoga
Closed Station Road bridge below the S.R. 82 bridge east of Brecksville, pulloff access river right or left   X                 Cuyahoga
DAM - below the S.R. 82 bridge east of Brecksville, portage river right                     Cuyahoga
Heritage Park in Cleveland on Merwin Avenue close to the mouth of the Cuyahoga River, access river right   X                 Cuyahoga