Virginia / Back River /
Messick Point Landing
Boat ramp · on Back River · near Poquoson · Virginia
Harmful algal blooms reported on Back River 3.1 km from this launch (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2016.
state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · checked October 18, 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
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Car parking
- Car and trailer
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Tidal
- Yes
- Website
- ci.poquoson.va.us
- Coordinates
- 37.11074, -76.31922
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Norfolk District; the one nearest this launch is of July 9, 2024). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Messick Point, Back River · NOAA, 0.2 mi away
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Messick Point, Back River station, 0.2 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.
| Mon Oct 19 | High 3:40 am 2.1 ft · Low 9:57 am 1.0 ft · High 4:05 pm 2.5 ft · Low 10:57 pm 0.9 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | High 4:45 am 2.2 ft · Low 11:02 am 0.9 ft · High 5:07 pm 2.5 ft · Low 11:45 pm 0.8 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | High 5:45 am 2.4 ft · Low 12:02 pm 0.8 ft · High 6:03 pm 2.5 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | Low 12:28 am 0.6 ft · High 6:34 am 2.6 ft · Low 12:55 pm 0.7 ft · High 6:50 pm 2.6 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | Low 1:09 am 0.5 ft · High 7:18 am 2.8 ft · Low 1:45 pm 0.5 ft · High 7:35 pm 2.7 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 1:50 am 0.3 ft · High 8:00 am 3.0 ft · Low 2:34 pm 0.4 ft · High 8:20 pm 2.7 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | Low 2:33 am 0.2 ft · High 8:43 am 3.2 ft · Low 3:22 pm 0.3 ft · High 9:05 pm 2.7 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Back River, Messick Point
Condition survey of July 9, 2024 by the Norfolk District. Least depth in the channel (Turning Basin): 3.9 ft; project depth 6 ft. Survey sheet (PDF)
US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.
On Back River
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Community
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Nearby launches
- Armory's Wharf Landing · 1.1 mi · Back River
- Fox Hill · 1.7 mi · Back River
- Grundlen Park · 1.7 mi · Back River
- Gosnold's Hope Park · 2.3 mi · Back River
- Gosnold's Hope Park · 2.5 mi · Back River
- Cedar Road Landing · 2.7 mi · Back River
Sources
- Hampton Roads PDC Public Access Water Recreation Sites (boat ramps and kayak/canoe launches) record PA-11 · Public Domain Mark (free of known copyright restrictions), 'use for planning purposes only'; credit the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission
- Virginia DCR Water Access Points (statewide public access inventory, Virginia Outdoors Plan) record -76.3196,37.1109 · Public data (Virginia DCR), 'for planning purposes only'; credit Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Recreation Planning and Recreational Resources
- OpenStreetMap n11265137355 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n11265137356 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Hampton Roads PDC Public Access Water Recreation Sites (boat ramps and kayak/canoe launches) and Virginia DCR Water Access Points (statewide public access inventory, Virginia Outdoors Plan). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.