Virginia / York River /
Gloucester Point
Boat ramp · on York River · near Gloucester · 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
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp lanes
- 2
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- paved
- Car parking
- Car and trailer
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Tidal
- Yes
- Wheelchair access
- Yes
- Managed by
- Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
- Website
- gloucesterva.gov
- Coordinates
- 37.24530, -76.50400
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Norfolk District; the one nearest this launch is of June 5, 2025). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Gloucester Point · NOAA, 0.2 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone ANZ636, York River. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Gloucester Point station, 0.2 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 | High 3:54 am 2.1 ft · Low 10:11 am 0.8 ft · High 4:23 pm 2.4 ft · Low 11:07 pm 0.7 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | High 4:56 am 2.2 ft · Low 11:10 am 0.8 ft · High 5:23 pm 2.4 ft · Low 11:52 pm 0.6 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | High 5:57 am 2.3 ft · Low 12:05 pm 0.7 ft · High 6:21 pm 2.5 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | Low 12:34 am 0.4 ft · High 6:49 am 2.6 ft · Low 12:57 pm 0.5 ft · High 7:11 pm 2.6 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | Low 1:17 am 0.3 ft · High 7:35 am 2.8 ft · Low 1:49 pm 0.4 ft · High 7:57 pm 2.6 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 2:00 am 0.2 ft · High 8:19 am 3.0 ft · Low 2:39 pm 0.2 ft · High 8:42 pm 2.7 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | Low 2:44 am 0.1 ft · High 9:02 am 3.2 ft · Low 3:28 pm 0.1 ft · High 9:26 pm 2.7 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- York River Entrance Channel
Condition survey of June 5, 2025 by the Norfolk District. Least depth in the channel (Connecting Waters): 37.6 ft; project depth 37 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 York River
River in Virginia. All launches on York River.
Community
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Nearby launches
- Riverwalk Landing and Fishing Pier · 0.5 mi · York River
- Yorktown Beach and Fishing Pier · 0.7 mi · York River
- Old Wormley Creek Landing · 3.3 mi · Wormley Creek
- Cherry Point Landing · 3.7 mi · Severn River
- Williams Landing · 4.0 mi · Timberneck Creek
- Machicomoco State Park · 4.1 mi · York River
Sources
- Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources Public Boating Access Sites record {B4B07B56-2CEC-4377-85C2-30A186DA81BB} · VDGIF/DWR layer metadata: available to public or private entities; cite as DGIF_Boating_Access_Sites. 2010. Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
- Hampton Roads PDC Public Access Water Recreation Sites (boat ramps and kayak/canoe launches) record PA-38 · Public Domain Mark (free of known copyright restrictions), 'use for planning purposes only'; credit the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission
- OpenStreetMap n9955918881 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n6097100913 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources Public Boating Access Sites and Hampton Roads PDC Public Access Water Recreation Sites (boat ramps and kayak/canoe launches). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.