Turn off of US 52 onto Inspiration Drive and cross the railroad tracks (use caution - no gates or signal at the crossing) to get to the Naugatuck access located on river right, just upstream of the mouth of Pigeon Creek. It is immediatly beside the water intake for Mingo County PSD's drinking water plant. Follow the gravel road down to the right of the plant facility. The PSD is currently constructing an access road to their intakes. Use the road to access the river but be sure not to interfere with construction or plant operations.
Railroad crossing - no gates or signal, use caution!
Turn right down the gravel road just before the water plant facilities. Parking at the bottom.
Construction progress at the end of June, 2025.
Downstream - bottom of access drops a couple feet to the river.
Upstream - bottom of access drops a couple feet to the river.