Conneaut Creek

I have only run this section of Conneaut once, the day after Christmas in 2005 when the river was high due to snowmelt. There were several good waves, spread pretty evenly throughout especially near I-90 and near Mile 7.  At this high level, they were seperated by long, fast, quiet stretches. If the level is near the min, it looks to be lame, slow, and long.

The huge loop in the river is the major perk for this reach.  It is a 3.5 mile shuttle for a 9.7 mile trip on the river as Conneaut travels west, cuts through the glacial ridge, and turns east near Kingsville.  If you really feel like being on Conneaut the whole day, you can make the trip much longer by putting in on Center Road just downstream of Rt 7 and take Rt 7 just a few miles north and take out on this same Center Road on the other side of the loop.  I don't think you can just follow Center Rd the whole way as it appears to dead end at I-90 on both sides without an underpass or overpass.  With the price of gas these days it would be wise for boaters to load into one vehicle, pack a bike or plan a hike.