Virginia / North Fork Shenandoah River /
Chapmans
Boat ramp · on North Fork Shenandoah River · near Willow Grove · 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
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Ramp surface
- paved
- Wheelchair access
- No
- Managed by
- Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
- Coordinates
- 38.84543, -78.52969
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow, water temperature at the N F SHENANDOAH RIVER AT MOUNT JACKSON, VA gauge · USGS, 9.1 mi away on North Fork Shenandoah River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge N F SHENANDOAH RIVER AT MOUNT JACKSON, VA, 9.1 mi from this launch on North Fork Shenandoah River: water level, flow, water temperature, 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, 3.1 mi downstream: Chapman Dam, 17 ft. · Virginia DCR run-of-river and low-head dams
- Low-head dam, 4.0 mi upstream: Edinburg Dam, 16 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 North Fork Shenandoah River
River in Virginia. All launches on North Fork Shenandoah River.
Community
Where people who use North Fork Shenandoah River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Fosters · 7.8 mi · South Fork Shenandoah River
- Batzell Boat Launch · 8.3 mi · South Fork Shenandoah River
- Moody Boat Launch · 9.0 mi · South Fork Shenandoah River
- Inskeep · 10.1 mi · South Fork Shenandoah River
- Bentonville · 10.7 mi · South Fork Shenandoah River
- Deer Rapids · 11.2 mi · North Fork Shenandoah River
Sources
- Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources Public Boating Access Sites record {1406BEF1-2CDB-4A1F-8D58-47DAEA318EFC} · VDGIF/DWR layer metadata: available to public or private entities; cite as DGIF_Boating_Access_Sites. 2010. Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
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.