Paddling near Columbus, OH

Set in Franklin County at the heart of central Ohio, Columbus sits at the meeting of four paddleable rivers — the Scioto, Olentangy, Big Walnut Creek, and Alum Creek. The signature trip runs through the downtown Scioto Mile, a flatwater corridor that rarely freezes, while Big Darby Creek, a State and National Scenic River southwest of the city, ranks among the cleanest creeks in the Midwest.