Virginia / South Fork Shenandoah River /
Alma
Boat ramp · on South Fork Shenandoah River · near Alma · Virginia
Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Docks
- 1
- Wheelchair access
- No
- Managed by
- Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
- Coordinates
- 38.58874, -78.56571
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the S F SHENANDOAH RIVER NEAR LURAY, VA gauge · USGS, 4.3 mi away on South Fork Shenandoah River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge S F SHENANDOAH RIVER NEAR LURAY, VA, 4.3 mi from this launch on South Fork Shenandoah River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
Keep well clear of dams: strong currents and restricted zones above and below them.
- Dam, 3.5 mi upstream: Newport Dam (run-of-river dam), 35 ft. · Virginia DCR run-of-river and low-head dams
Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.
On South Fork Shenandoah River
River in Virginia. All launches on South Fork Shenandoah River.
Community
Where people who use South Fork Shenandoah River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Newport · 1.6 mi · South Fork Shenandoah River
- White House · 4.3 mi · South Fork Shenandoah River
- Grove Hill · 4.5 mi · South Fork Shenandoah River
- Massanutten · 6.1 mi · South Fork Shenandoah River
- Shenandoah Riverside · 8.1 mi · South Fork Shenandoah River
- Inskeep · 8.8 mi · South Fork Shenandoah River
Sources
- Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources Public Boating Access Sites record {813589D3-C3F2-4213-A03B-0871B5320F6A} · VDGIF/DWR layer metadata: available to public or private entities; cite as DGIF_Boating_Access_Sites. 2010. Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
- OpenStreetMap n1733488355 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources Public Boating Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.