Virginia / Aquia Creek /
Aquia Creek Carry-in Access
This is a public kayak and canoe launch on Aquia Creek near Widewater Beach, Virginia.
- Fee charged
- Restrooms
- Accessible
- Tidal
Harmful algal blooms reported on Aquia Creek 860 m from this launch (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2020 and 2021.
state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · checked October 20, 2026
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
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Fee
- Fee charged
- Ramp surface
- paved
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Tidal
- Yes
- Wheelchair access
- Accessible
- Website
- dcr.virginia.gov
- Coordinates
- 38.40730, -77.32682
Directions (Google) Apple Maps
This launch has no official name in our sources; the name above describes where it is.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Aquia Creek, Va. · NOAA, 1.6 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone ANZ536, Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Aquia Creek, Va. station, 1.6 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.
| Mon Nov 2 | Low 6:11 am 0.3 ft · High 12:32 pm 1.3 ft · Low 6:25 pm 0.3 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Nov 3 | High 12:54 am 1.4 ft · Low 7:10 am 0.3 ft · High 1:41 pm 1.3 ft · Low 7:32 pm 0.3 ft |
| Wed Nov 4 | High 2:06 am 1.3 ft · Low 8:06 am 0.2 ft · High 2:43 pm 1.4 ft · Low 8:34 pm 0.2 ft |
| Thu Nov 5 | High 3:08 am 1.4 ft · Low 8:59 am 0.2 ft · High 3:37 pm 1.5 ft · Low 9:32 pm 0.1 ft |
| Fri Nov 6 | High 4:01 am 1.4 ft · Low 9:49 am 0.1 ft · High 4:26 pm 1.5 ft · Low 10:26 pm 0.1 ft |
| Sat Nov 7 | High 4:50 am 1.4 ft · Low 10:36 am 0.1 ft · High 5:11 pm 1.5 ft · Low 11:15 pm 0.1 ft |
| Sun Nov 8 | High 5:36 am 1.4 ft · Low 11:19 am 0.1 ft · High 5:54 pm 1.6 ft |
On Aquia Creek
River in Virginia. All launches on Aquia Creek.
Community
Where people who use Aquia Creek talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Potomac River Carry-in Access · 0.6 mi · Potomac River
- Crows Nest NAP · 2.9 mi · Accokeek Creek
- Nanjemoy Wildlife Mgmt. Area (formerly Purse State Park) · 4.2 mi · Wades Bay
- Mallows Bay boat ramp · 5.5 mi · Mallows Bay
- Mallows Bay soft access · 5.5 mi · Mallows Bay
- Old Mill Park · 9.8 mi · Rappahannock River
Sources
- Chesapeake Bay Program Public Access Sites (watershed-wide inventory) record wide-water-sp-water-access-stafford-virginia-aquia-creek · Chesapeake Bay Program: partner-authored data in the public domain (terms of use); accuracy disclaimer only
- Chesapeake Bay Program Public Access Sites (watershed-wide inventory) record widewater-state-park-soft-access-stafford-virginia-aquia-creek · Chesapeake Bay Program: partner-authored data in the public domain (terms of use); accuracy disclaimer only
- OpenStreetMap n9448542193 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Chesapeake Bay Program Public Access Sites (watershed-wide inventory). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.