Virginia / Chincoteague Channel /
Chincoteague Harbor
Boat ramp · on Chincoteague Channel · near Chincoteague · 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
- Car parking
- Large lot
- Restrooms
- No
- Tidal
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 37.91192, -75.40336
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Norfolk District; the one nearest this launch is of August 11, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Chincoteague Channel (south end) · NOAA, 0.4 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone ANZ652, Coastal waters from Chincoteague to Parramore Island VA out 20 NM. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Chincoteague Channel (south end) station, 0.4 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 2:51 am 1.7 ft · Low 9:10 am 0.4 ft · High 3:28 pm 2.1 ft · Low 10:02 pm 0.5 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | High 3:50 am 1.8 ft · Low 10:12 am 0.4 ft · High 4:23 pm 2.1 ft · Low 10:52 pm 0.4 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | High 4:45 am 2.0 ft · Low 11:09 am 0.3 ft · High 5:15 pm 2.1 ft · Low 11:37 pm 0.3 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | High 5:36 am 2.2 ft · Low 12:01 pm 0.2 ft · High 6:03 pm 2.1 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | Low 12:19 am 0.2 ft · High 6:23 am 2.4 ft · Low 12:51 pm 0.0 ft · High 6:48 pm 2.2 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 12:58 am 0.1 ft · High 7:08 am 2.6 ft · Low 1:38 pm -0.1 ft · High 7:31 pm 2.2 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | Low 1:37 am 0.0 ft · High 7:52 am 2.8 ft · Low 2:24 pm -0.1 ft · High 8:14 pm 2.2 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Chincoteague Inlet
Condition survey of August 11, 2026 by the Norfolk District. Least depth in the channel (Inner Channel): 1.2 ft; project depth 9 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 Chincoteague Channel
River in Virginia. All launches on Chincoteague Channel.
Community
Where people who use Chincoteague Channel talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Chincoteague Memorial Park · 1.4 mi · Assateague Channel
- Chincoteague Town Dock & Ramp · 1.6 mi · Chincoteague Channel
- Queens Sound · 1.8 mi · Shelly Bay
- Fir Landing · 4.0 mi · Oyster Bay
- Greenbackville Harbor · 6.9 mi · Chincoteague Bay
- George Island Landing · 9.2 mi · Chincoteague Bay
Sources
- Virginia DCR Water Access Points (statewide public access inventory, Virginia Outdoors Plan) record -75.4034,37.9119 · 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.