Birch Creek
St Route 343 to Little Miami at Jacoby Rd. **Access Restricted**
| Difficulty | II-III+(IV) |
| Length | 4 mi |
| Avg Gradient | 20 fpm |
| Permit | This is closed for now by the college. |
| Reach Info Last Updated | August 14, 2017 |
River Description
Birch Creek is a small (and unfortunately restricted) creek in SW Ohio through Glen Helen Park. The university restricts access to hiking only. You can access the river from outside the Park, but expect to run into trouble if you try to boat it. Is it possible that one day things will change? Yes. Right now it is unlikely.
The river has several waterfalls and sliding ledges. The main falls is boatable but does land on rocks. It would be painful if you land badly, but there are far worse drops out there that get boated. The takeout is on the Little Miami below Clifton Gorge.
River Features
Put In
Glen Helen Falls
Glen Helen Falls is a short waterfall onto a ledge. (At present, if you go to Google maps, you can find associated picture(s) of this falls.)
Take Out
Trip Reports
Log in to add a reportIts not as bad as it looks. This is a low water photo. The tree is not an issue.
One of the small slides below the big drop.
Birch Creek Cascades. Yes they are illegal but the line is fairly simple.