Independence Dam State Park offers a four-lane concrete boat ramp on the west end for motorized vessels and hand launches on the east end and in the campground for canoes and kayaks.

The park provides access to the Maumee River with 25 primitive tent-only campsites (April-October), picnic areas, and a 3-mile towpath trail along the historic canal; note that paddlers must portage around the dam when transitioning between upstream and downstream sections.