White River Event Planning

Saturday, August 6, 2022

Read the following carefully as it is a deviation from the past!

Suggested launches are on the map below. Additional access may be available and is defined as any public access point that does not involve trespassing to access the White River.

Allowable water is any water that can be accessed via kayak without portaging or trespassing (know rules for non-navigable water) with the exception of the water highlighted in red below. Additionally, there are allowable portages around the Riverwood Dam and the Kessler Street Bridge.

The northern boundary is Morrow’s Meadow Park in Yorktown. Southern boundary is defined as Riverside Park in Indianapolis.

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Interactive Map

This map is a Google Map that can be interacted with and utilized within your Google Maps app to get you to your launch location. You can also “star” the map to save it into your “My Places” in Google Maps.

Suggested Launch Locations List

Morrow’s Meadow
David Shellabarger Park
Wallbridge Acres Park
8th Street Bridge
Madison Park
River Bend Park
Perkinsville DNR Ramp
Lafayette Trace Park
Strawtown Koteewi Park
White River Campground
River Bend Campground
Riverwood Canoe Landing
Potter Bridge
Forest Park
Hazel Landing Park
Renner’s/146th St
River Road Park
116th Street Public Access
Town Run Trail Park
Broad Ripple Park
Cornell Avenue Launch
Arden Drive Access
Friedman Park
Rocky Ripple Public Launch
Riverside Park

Downstream Float Planning

Much of this river is fishable by launching and taking out at the same launches, but if you wish to plan a float downstream, here is some information to help you with that planning.

Launch Start	Launch Finish	Est. Distance
Morrow’s Meadow	David Shellabarger Park	6
David Shellabarger Park	Wallbridge Acres Park	3
Wallbridge Acres Park	8th Street Bridge	7
8th Street Bridge	8th Street Bridge	Dam downstream
Madison Park	River Bend Park	0.5
River Bend Park	Perkinsville DNR	10.1
Perkinsville DNR	Lafayette Trace Park	1.8
Lafayette Trace Park	Strawtown Kotewi Park	4
Strawtown Kotewi Park	White River Campground	2.2
White River Campground	River Bend Campground	1.6
River Bend Campground	River Bend Campground	Dam 1 mile down
Riverwood Canoe Landing	Potter Bridge	2.3
Potter Bridge	Forest Park	2.2
Forest Park	Renner’s/146th St	4.6
Renner’s/146th St	River Road Park	4
River Road Park	116th St Public Access	1.6
116th St Public Access	Hazel Landing Park	1.3
Hazel Landing Park	Town Run Trail Park	1.2
Town Run Trail Park	Broad Ripple Park	7
Broad Ripple Park	Broad Ripple Park	Dam downstream
Cornell Avenue Launch	Arden Drive Access	0.8
Arden Drive Access	Friedman Park	0.9
Friedman Park	Rocky Ripple Public Launch	1.4