Virginia / Back River /
Grundlen Park
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Back River · near Hampton · Virginia
Harmful algal blooms reported on Back River 1.8 km from this launch (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2016.
state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · checked October 18, 2026
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
- Roadside shoulder
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Tidal
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 37.09765, -76.29333
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Messick Point, Back River · NOAA, 1.6 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone ANZ632, Chesapeake Bay from New Point Comfort to Little Creek VA. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Messick Point, Back River station, 1.6 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 3:40 am 2.1 ft · Low 9:57 am 1.0 ft · High 4:05 pm 2.5 ft · Low 10:57 pm 0.9 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | High 4:45 am 2.2 ft · Low 11:02 am 0.9 ft · High 5:07 pm 2.5 ft · Low 11:45 pm 0.8 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | High 5:45 am 2.4 ft · Low 12:02 pm 0.8 ft · High 6:03 pm 2.5 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | Low 12:28 am 0.6 ft · High 6:34 am 2.6 ft · Low 12:55 pm 0.7 ft · High 6:50 pm 2.6 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | Low 1:09 am 0.5 ft · High 7:18 am 2.8 ft · Low 1:45 pm 0.5 ft · High 7:35 pm 2.7 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 1:50 am 0.3 ft · High 8:00 am 3.0 ft · Low 2:34 pm 0.4 ft · High 8:20 pm 2.7 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | Low 2:33 am 0.2 ft · High 8:43 am 3.2 ft · Low 3:22 pm 0.3 ft · High 9:05 pm 2.7 ft |
On Back River
River in Virginia. All launches on Back River.
Community
Where people who use Back River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Fox Hill · 0.1 mi · Back River
- Messick Point Landing · 1.7 mi · Back River
- Gosnold's Hope Park · 2.4 mi · Back River
- Armory's Wharf Landing · 2.5 mi · Back River
- Gosnold's Hope Park · 2.5 mi · Back River
- Buckroe Beach Park · 4.0 mi · Chesapeake Bay
Sources
- Virginia DCR Water Access Points (statewide public access inventory, Virginia Outdoors Plan) record -76.2933,37.0976 · 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.