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hello everyone...my gf and i are gonna kayak some parts of the catawba and maybe some other creeks and streams in york and other counties...i know we can put in at the damn ..can we take out @ riverwalk?..i know that riverpark is closed..how does one get to riverwalk?..i would be coming into town from gaffney...also,is there any more places to kayak or canoe around that area?and,how is lansford park..as far as roughness ,rapids...thanks for any info i get
My husband loves to kayak and believe me, it's hard to find spots to put-in. You can put-in on Route 9 just west of Lancaster. The spot is in the westbound lane of number 9 and is kind of hard to spot. It is located just past Grace St perhaps five miles from the intersection of 521 and 9. It is a little dirt road that takes you under the bridge (number 9) to put-in. From there you can go to the Fishing Creek Access (about a 5 mile trip). It's easy since it's downriver but takes about 4 hours to do (depending on conditions).
I forgot to mention that Lancaster is in Lancaster County not York County. The route I mentioned earlier is about 10 miles south of Landsford Canal (also in Lancaster County on Number 21).
The Fishing Creek Access is a very long, narrow lake that has another access on the southeast end as well. It is the first lake north of Lake Wateree on the Catawba (that would be considered the lower Catawba River Basin). If you like to kayak on lakes, Fishing Creek Lake is nice.
To get to Riverwalk, take I-77 to Rock Hill and exit 82 A at Hwy 21 (Cherry Rd.) and head east. Travel about a mile or so and Riverwalk will be on your right just before you get to the Catawba River bridge.
I kayak and put in at the Damn and go to the waterfront park in Rock Hill. I turn down Celanese rd (I think it is Celanese, google maps says celriver rd/state rd 50) THere is a park down on the left that alot of people use for kayaking. I have not used it this year but we did several times last year.
The best place BY FAR to Kayak is at the Anne Springs Close Greenway. There are tons of places to do it. It's right off of Springfield Parkway across the street from Springfield Golf club. They also have like 30 miles of trails if you like to hike.
Put in at the damn and river walk is just past the second bridge(hwy 21 allso north cherry rd) on the right going downstream....river is generally slow and rockky....try the pacolet off skull shoal roads just a mile or so upstream from convergence with broad river and then to Lockhart.
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