Farnsworth, Bend View and Providence Metroparks are interconnected by an 8-mile hiking trail along the towpath leading to Providence Dam. Lock 9 lies adjacent to mill. Mary Jane Thurston State Park on SR 65 provides access to Grand Rapids Dam and the adjacent guard lock for the Gilead Side Cut to Grand Rapids. The dam created a slack-water pool in the river for canalboats. Towpath hiking along the side cut.
Canal boat ride through a working lock.
Independence Dam State Park on SR 424. A well preserved canal lock. The Miami and Erie Trail, a 40-mile long section of the old towpath, extends southward from Delphos to Lake Loramie State Park. Many lock sites, Deep Cut, Forty Acre Pond and several canal towns lie along this attractive hiking trail. A National Historic Landmark.