Camillia Williams Park
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Dan River · near Danville · 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
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Car parking
- Medium lot
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 36.59282, -79.40195
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the DAN RIVER AT STP NEAR DANVILLE, VA gauge · USGS, 2.7 mi away on Dan River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge DAN RIVER AT STP NEAR DANVILLE, VA, 2.7 mi from this launch on Dan River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
Low-head dams drown people every year: the current below the drop circles back and holds a swimmer or a boat at the face. Portage around them; stay well clear above and below.
- Low-head dam, 0.3 mi downstream: Riverside Dam, 10 ft. · Virginia DCR run-of-river and low-head dams
- Low-head dam, 2.2 mi upstream: Schoolfield Dam, 25 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 Dan River
River in Virginia. All launches on Dan River.
Community
Where people who use Dan River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Riverwalk Trail Park · 1.6 mi · Dan River
- Abreu-Grogan Park · 2.2 mi · Dan River
- Anglers Park · 3.4 mi · Dan River
- Milton · 11.0 mi · Dan River
- Andrew Lester Access at Leggett's Bottom · 11.1 mi · Dan River
- S. R. Farmer Lake · 14.5 mi · Country Line Creek
Sources
- Virginia DCR Water Access Points (statewide public access inventory, Virginia Outdoors Plan) record -79.4019,36.5928 · Public data (Virginia DCR), 'for planning purposes only'; credit Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Recreation Planning and Recreational Resources
Why it is listed as public: listed by 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.