Evans Tract River Access
Boat ramp · on Cowpasture River · near Iron Gate · Virginia
Open per USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating)'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
- Car parking
- Small lot
- Restrooms
- No restroom available
- Hours
- Day use only: open sunrise to sunset
- Managed by
- USDA Forest Service
- Coordinates
- 37.79445, -79.75778
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the COWPASTURE RIVER NEAR CLIFTON FORGE, VA gauge · USGS, 0.2 mi away on Cowpasture River
Water level
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USGS gauge COWPASTURE RIVER NEAR CLIFTON FORGE, VA, 0.2 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.
Nearby launches
- Sharon Park · 1.9 mi · Cowpasture River
- Irongate · 2.0 mi · James River
- Clifton Forge · 3.9 mi · Jackson River
- Glen Wilton Park · 4.3 mi · James River
- Low Moor · 6.2 mi · Jackson River
- Douthat State Park · 8.1 mi · Douthat Lake
Sources
- USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating) record 12317010319 · US federal government data, public domain
- Virginia DCR Water Access Points (statewide public access inventory, Virginia Outdoors Plan) record -79.7593,37.7921 · 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 USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating) and 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.