Gravelly Point Boat Launch
Boat ramp · on Potomac River · near Arlington · 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
- Ramp lanes
- 2
- Ramp surface
- paved
- Tidal
- Yes
- Wheelchair access
- Yes
- Managed by
- George Washington Memorial Parkway
- Coordinates
- 38.86387, -77.04121
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at WASHINGTON, Washington Channel, D.C. · NOAA, 1.2 mi away
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's WASHINGTON, Washington Channel, D.C. station, 1.2 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.
| Sun Oct 18 | High 1:42 am 3.0 ft · Low 8:58 am 0.8 ft · High 2:33 pm 2.6 ft · Low 8:45 pm 0.8 ft |
|---|---|
| Mon Oct 19 | High 2:37 am 2.9 ft · Low 9:48 am 0.8 ft · High 3:31 pm 2.6 ft · Low 9:48 pm 0.8 ft |
| Tue Oct 20 | High 3:42 am 2.8 ft · Low 10:40 am 0.8 ft · High 4:28 pm 2.7 ft · Low 10:53 pm 0.8 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | High 4:44 am 2.8 ft · Low 11:30 am 0.7 ft · High 5:18 pm 2.8 ft · Low 11:53 pm 0.7 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | High 5:38 am 2.9 ft · Low 12:18 pm 0.6 ft · High 6:02 pm 3.0 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | Low 12:49 am 0.5 ft · High 6:25 am 3.0 ft · Low 1:04 pm 0.5 ft · High 6:43 pm 3.1 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 1:43 am 0.4 ft · High 7:09 am 3.0 ft · Low 1:49 pm 0.4 ft · High 7:23 pm 3.3 ft |
On the river
Low-head dams drown people every year: the current below the drop circles back and holds a swimmer or a boat at the face. Portage around them; stay well clear above and below.
- Low-head dam, 8.2 mi upstream: Little Falls Dam. · 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 Potomac River
River in Virginia. All launches on Potomac River.
Community
Where people who use Potomac River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Bladensburg Waterfront Park soft access · 7.3 mi · Anacostia River
- Bladensburg Waterfront Park boat ramp · 7.3 mi · Anacostia River
- Lock 7 Boat Ramp · 8.7 mi · Lock 7
- Fort Washington Marina · 11.2 mi · Piscataway Creek
- Accokeek Foundation soft access · 11.7 mi · Potomac River
- Accokeek Foundation Boat Dock · 11.7 mi · Potomac River
Sources
- National Park Service points of interest (boat launches) record {2665412B-9E2F-43FE-B9E7-CCDA9E136CC5} · US federal government data, public domain
- Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources Public Boating Access Sites record {61D9DCC7-5C24-47A9-95A7-BA11EAAC0043} · 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 w908195221 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap w908195222 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by National Park Service points of interest (boat launches) and Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources Public Boating Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.