Cowpasture River Boat Launch

This is a public boat ramp on the Cowpasture River near Clifton Forge, Virginia.

**Cowpasture River, the water this launch is on.** Aerial view of Cowpasture River, November 2023 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map

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
Restrooms: No
Coordinates: 37.82539, -79.73874

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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
Water level, flow at the COWPASTURE RIVER NEAR CLIFTON FORGE, VA gauge · USGS, 2.6 mi away on Cowpasture River

Water level

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USGS gauge COWPASTURE RIVER NEAR CLIFTON FORGE, VA, 2.6 mi from this launch on Cowpasture River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On Cowpasture River

River in Virginia. All launches on Cowpasture River.

Community

Where people who use Cowpasture River talk about it.

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Nearby launches

Sharon Park · 0.5 mi · Cowpasture River
Evans Tract River Access · 2.4 mi · Cowpasture River
Irongate · 4.3 mi · James River
Clifton Forge · 4.7 mi · Jackson River
Douthat State Park · 6.5 mi · Douthat Lake
Glen Wilton Park · 6.6 mi · James River

Sources

Chesapeake Bay Program Public Access Sites (watershed-wide inventory) record sharon-park-alleghany-virginia-cowpasture · Chesapeake Bay Program: partner-authored data in the public domain (terms of use); accuracy disclaimer only

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.