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James River Boat Launch near Hampton

This is a public boat ramp on the James River near Hampton, Virginia.

Aerial view of the sandy beach and gravel lane to the lot beside the highway causeway, October 2023
Aerial view of the sandy beach and gravel lane to the lot beside the highway causeway, October 2023 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map

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
Tidal
Yes
Coordinates
36.96760, -76.29703

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

This launch has no official name in our sources; the name above describes where it is.

Conditions

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 HAMPTON ROADS (Sewells Point) station, 2.4 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.

Tide predictions, Mon Nov 2 to Sun Nov 8
Mon Nov 2 High 2:37 am 2.5 ft · Low 8:52 am 0.5 ft · High 3:07 pm 2.8 ft · Low 9:48 pm 0.5 ft
Tue Nov 3 High 3:53 am 2.6 ft · Low 10:06 am 0.5 ft · High 4:19 pm 2.7 ft · Low 10:45 pm 0.4 ft
Wed Nov 4 High 5:02 am 2.7 ft · Low 11:12 am 0.5 ft · High 5:22 pm 2.6 ft · Low 11:35 pm 0.3 ft
Thu Nov 5 High 5:59 am 2.9 ft · Low 12:11 pm 0.4 ft · High 6:13 pm 2.6 ft
Fri Nov 6 Low 12:21 am 0.2 ft · High 6:48 am 3.0 ft · Low 1:05 pm 0.3 ft · High 7:00 pm 2.6 ft
Sat Nov 7 Low 1:05 am 0.2 ft · High 7:32 am 3.1 ft · Low 1:54 pm 0.3 ft · High 7:43 pm 2.5 ft
Sun Nov 8 Low 1:47 am 0.2 ft · High 8:13 am 3.1 ft · Low 2:38 pm 0.3 ft · High 8:25 pm 2.5 ft

On James River

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Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Chesapeake Bay Program Public Access Sites (watershed-wide inventory). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.