7 Canoeing Areas near Kent State University
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Turkeyfoot Beach
New Franklin
16.0 miles SWA free 900-foot sand beach on Turkeyfoot Lake at Portage Lakes State Park in New Franklin, south of Akron. No lifeguards, daylight swimming only, and boats share the lake.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Craig Beach at Lake Milton State Park
Craig Beach, Ohio
18.8 miles EA 600 foot public swim beach on the east shore of Lake Milton, in the village of Craig Beach, where an amusement park with a roller coaster stood a century ago.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Guilford Lake State Park Beach
Lisbon, Ohio
33.5 miles SEA 600 foot public beach on the northwest side of Guilford Lake, a 396 acre reservoir dug in 1834 to feed the Sandy and Beaver Canal.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Atwood Lake Park Beach
Mineral City
41.9 miles SA sand beach on a 1,540 acre flood control lake in eastern Ohio, open to anyone who pays the $5 to $10 gate fee at Atwood Lake Park. MWCD samples the water weekly, and there has not been a bacteria advisory here since July 2022.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park
Fairport Harbor
42.8 miles NA 21-acre Lake Metroparks beach on Lake Erie at the mouth of the Grand River, with a marked swim area, summer lifeguards 11 am to 7 pm, daily E. coli testing and $2 to $3 gate parking.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Chestnut Run Swim Beach
Transfer
47.0 miles EUnguarded sand beach on a quiet cove of Shenango River Lake, run by the Army Corps of Engineers off PA Route 846 near Transfer. No admission fee; restrooms open in summer.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Clare-Mar Lakes Campground
New London, Ohio
47.8 miles WA 75-acre lake surrounded by 220 acres of rolling terrain, with 1,000 feet of sandy beach, swimming, boating, fishing, and planned activities for the whole family near Wellington, Ohio.
Camp, Canoe, Swim
