Ohio, Washington County
river mile 162

Lots of Purple Martin houses at this US Army Corps of Engineers locks and dam park. There are picnic shelters, picnic tables, grills, and several benches looking out at the locks. The landscape is the standard mowed grass with a few medium-sized trees, very open. There are a couple of port-a-potties, but no water, and the park is a fair distance from any towns, so bike and kayak campers would find it a less than ideal camping spot.
On the West Virginia side of Willow Island is one of the sites for American Municipal Power’s hydropower development, a good source for renewable energy, especially here on the Ohio River where the dam and the reservoir already exist.

never swim alone

how a lock works

picnic shelter with view of lock

boating rules

sign

locks and dams map

Purple Martin house

rules and regulations

administration building

boating warning

noticeboard

beautiful lawn
1 June 2017