Salmon River Access provides multiple public fishing access points along 12 miles of Public Fishing Rights (PFR) easements in Oswego County, with designated parking areas, marked footpaths, and accessible fishing platforms available at various locations.

Key access points include Pine Grove (dual gravel ramps with motor boat launch), Port Ontario (wheelchair accessible with parking), and numerous shore fishing locations throughout Pulaski and Altmar.

The river also offers recreational paddling opportunities during planned high-water releases from the Lighthouse Hill Dam, which are managed seasonally for white-water rafting.