Virginia / Smith River /
Frith Road
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Smith River · near Martinsville · 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
- Small lot
- Restrooms
- No
- Coordinates
- 36.65018, -79.86102
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow, water temperature at the SMITH RIVER AT MARTINSVILLE, VA gauge · USGS, 1.3 mi away on Smith River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge SMITH RIVER AT MARTINSVILLE, VA, 1.3 mi from this launch on Smith River: water level, flow, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
Keep well clear of dams: strong currents and restricted zones above and below them.
- Dam, 2.0 mi upstream: Smith River Dam (run-of-river dam), 38 ft. · Virginia DCR run-of-river and low-head dams
Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.
On Smith River
River in Virginia. All launches on Smith River.
Community
Where people who use Smith River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- South Martinsville - Tensbury Road · 1.2 mi · Smith River
- Doe Run - Dupont Road · 1.9 mi · Smith River
- Smith River Sports Complex Canoe Access · 2.3 mi · Smith River
- Marrowbone Creek Kayak and Canoe Access · 3.3 mi · Smith River
- Fieldale Trail - River road · 4.3 mi · Smith River
- Mitchell Bridge Kayak and Canoe Access · 5.7 mi · Smith River
Sources
- Virginia DCR Water Access Points (statewide public access inventory, Virginia Outdoors Plan) record -79.8610,36.6502 · 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.