The Grand River is a tributary of Lake Erie, 102.7 miles (165.3 km) long,[2] in northeastern Ohio in the United States.

[5] Designated sections include: from Harpersfield covered bridge downstream to the Norfolk and Western Railway trestle south of Painesville (wild, 23 miles (37 km) and from the US 322 in Ashtabula County downstream to Harpersfield covered bridge (scenic, 33 miles (53 km)).

[5] The Grand Wild and Scenic River represents one of the finest examples of a natural stream to be found anywhere in Ohio.

A view of the river in this area following spring and summer showers has many waterfalls cascading over the steep shale bluffs.

Land use activities within the watershed; such as urban and residential development may have a direct and adverse effect on the long-term protection and preservation of this important Ohio water resource.

[11] The first settlers of the Western Reserve landed at Fairport Harbor before they began the overland portion of their journey South to settlements such as Burton.