Virginia / James River /
Dutch Gap
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on James River · near Chester · 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)
- Ramp surface
- paved
- Tidal
- Yes
- Wheelchair access
- Yes
- Managed by
- Chesterfield County
- Coordinates
- 37.38197, -77.37671
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, 0.1 mi away
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Chester station, 0.1 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
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
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Nearby launches
- Dutch Gap Conservation Area · 1.1 mi · James River
- Osborne · 1.4 mi · James River
- Deep Bottom Boat Ramp (Henrico Co.) · 4.3 mi · James River
- Garland Dodd Park · 4.3 mi
- Appomattox River Regional Park · 5.1 mi · Appomattox River
- James River Carry-in Access near Hopewell · 6.3 mi · James River
Sources
- Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources Public Boating Access Sites record {8D79F76A-0DBD-4B6B-9009-DC1EA93FCF59} · VDGIF/DWR layer metadata: available to public or private entities; cite as DGIF_Boating_Access_Sites. 2010. Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
- OpenStreetMap w307023915 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
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.