Length	Difficulty	Views	Solitude	Camping
10.5 miles				N/A
Paddle Time: Links: Resources:	3.5 to 4 hours Little Beaver Creek State Park Area Weather Forecast Water Gauge (Grimms Bridge)
From:	(example: 12000 Street, Zipcode or City, State) The directions you get from above are to the Sprucevale Access
	Directions from Sprucevale Access to RT 68 Bridge Access:

Flowing through some of Ohio's wildest and most scenic areas, Little Beaver Creek in Columbiana County was the first in Ohio to be designated a wild river by the Director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources on January 15, 1974.

Little Beaver Creek is one of only three rivers in Ohio which have also been included in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Program.

Little Beaver Creek is a river of deep valleys, wooded slopes and occasional rock outcroppings. The river is boulder-strewn, consisting of fast-flowing rapids and riffles, quiet pools and clear swiftly flowing tributaries. It is a river of great diversity and relatively untouched by development.

In addition to a diverse macroinvertebrate population, Little Beaver supports 63 species of fish, 49 mammal species, 140 types of birds and 46 species of reptiles and amphibians. Ohio's largest population of endangered Hellbender salamanders resides in Little Beaver Creek.

History abounds in the Little Beaver Creek Valley. A historic marker now identifies the spot where in 1785, Thomas Hutchins began the first U.S. Public Land Survey. At the time, this was the greatest subdivision of land in America and represented the first time land was actually surveyed prior to being sold.

In 1848, the Sandy and Beaver Canal linking the Ohio River with the Ohio-Erie Canal was completed with 30 dams, 90 locks and 2 tunnels. Remnants of the once thriving canal system are well preserved throughout the region.

Little Beaver Creek State Wild and Scenic River is designated for approximately 36 river miles. Portions of the Middle Fork, North Fork and Main stem are included in the State and National systems. Little Beaver Creek is home to the Hellbender a category 2 federal species.