Virginia / James River /
Dutch Gap Conservation Area
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on James River · near Hopewell · 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
- No
- Tidal
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 37.37268, -77.36203
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Norfolk District; the one nearest this launch is of December 9, 2025). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Chester · NOAA, 1.2 mi away
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Chester station, 1.2 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 | Low 5:49 am 0.6 ft · High 11:52 am 2.6 ft · Low 5:49 pm 0.6 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | High 12:03 am 2.9 ft · Low 6:41 am 0.5 ft · High 12:49 pm 2.7 ft · Low 6:54 pm 0.5 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | High 1:05 am 2.9 ft · Low 7:31 am 0.5 ft · High 1:39 pm 2.9 ft · Low 7:54 pm 0.4 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | High 1:59 am 3.0 ft · Low 8:19 am 0.4 ft · High 2:23 pm 3.0 ft · Low 8:50 pm 0.4 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | High 2:46 am 3.0 ft · Low 9:05 am 0.3 ft · High 3:04 pm 3.2 ft · Low 9:44 pm 0.3 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | High 3:30 am 3.1 ft · Low 9:50 am 0.2 ft · High 3:44 pm 3.4 ft · Low 10:35 pm 0.2 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | High 4:12 am 3.1 ft · Low 10:33 am 0.2 ft · High 4:24 pm 3.5 ft · Low 11:23 pm 0.2 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Rdwt to Hopewell · 0.3 mi from this launch
Condition survey of December 9, 2025 by the Norfolk District. Least depth in the channel (RDWT to Hopewell): 9.7 ft; project depth 25 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 James River
River in Virginia. All launches on James River.
Community
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Nearby launches
- Dutch Gap · 1.1 mi · James River
- Osborne · 2.4 mi · James River
- Garland Dodd Park · 3.5 mi
- Deep Bottom Boat Ramp (Henrico Co.) · 3.9 mi · James River
- Appomattox River Regional Park · 4.2 mi · Appomattox River
- James River Carry-in Access near Hopewell · 5.5 mi · James River
Sources
- Virginia DCR Water Access Points (statewide public access inventory, Virginia Outdoors Plan) record -77.3620,37.3727 · 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.