North Carolina / Yadkin River /
Crater Park
Boat ramp · on Yadkin River · near Elkin · North Carolina
Open per North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Boating Access Areas's data, checked October 18, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Docks
- 1
- Trailer parking
- 10 spaces
- Restrooms
- No
- Hours
- 24 hours
- Wheelchair access
- Accessible parking
- Managed by
- Town of Elkin
- Website
- elkin.recdesk.com
- Coordinates
- 36.24167, -80.84731
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the YADKIN RIVER AT ELKIN, NC gauge · USGS, 0.1 mi away on Yadkin River
Water level
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USGS gauge YADKIN RIVER AT ELKIN, NC, 0.1 mi from this launch on Yadkin River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Yadkin River
River in North Carolina. All launches on Yadkin River.
Community
Where people who use Yadkin River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Double Bluff · 3.2 mi · Yadkin River
- Roaring River · 8.0 mi · Yadkin River
- Luck Stone · 19.7 mi · Ararat River
- Dam Site Boat Ramp · 22.6 mi · W. Kerr Scott Reservoir
- Lovill's Creek Boat Launch · 26.0 mi · Lovill's Creek Lake
- Baywood · 28.0 mi · New River
Sources
- North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Boating Access Areas record 2e89a191-0553-464c-b46b-6427543caa4f · NCWRC: developed and maintained for free and public use; no warranty (ArcGIS item 825b21606e2040aabed210d878b2f3e5)
- OpenStreetMap n3580877231 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Boating Access Areas. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.