Elkhorn Lake Boat Launch near Staunton

This is a public boat ramp on Elkhorn Lake near Staunton, Virginia.

Electric motors only

Aerial view of the gravel track and small landing at the lake shore, October 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
Motors: Electric motors only
Website: dwr.virginia.gov
Coordinates: 38.32923, -79.23232

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

This launch has no official name in our sources; the name above describes where it is.

Boating rules

Electric motors only · all of Elkhorn Lake rule

From the boating rules map of Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (Public Fishing Lakes. 2008. Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries), read October 20, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.

Conditions

Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service

On Elkhorn Lake

Reservoir in Virginia. All launches on Elkhorn Lake.

Nearby launches

Brushy Fork Lake Carry-in Access · 10.4 mi · Brushy Fork
Edgebriar Park Kayak Launch · 14.1 mi · North River
Switzer Lake Carry-in Access · 17.4 mi · Switzer Lake
Brandywine Lake Recreation Area · 18.8 mi · Hawes Run
Bullpasture Route 614 Bridge Take out · 20.6 mi · Bullpasture River
Bullpasture River Public Access of Route 678 · 21.1 mi · Mill Run

Sources

Why it is listed as public: dwr.virginia.gov: Facilities include a primitive boat launch, restrooms, handicapped access path, and fishing platforms on the entire southwestern shoreline.. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.