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James River Carry-in Access near Lynchburg

This is a public kayak and canoe launch on the James River near Lynchburg, Virginia.

View southwest up the James River from the Wingina Bridge (Virginia State Route 56) along the border of Nelson County, Virginia and Buckingh
James River, the water this launch is on. View southwest up the James River from the Wingina Bridge (Virginia State Route 56) along the border of Nelson County, Virginia and Buckingh Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

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)
Restrooms
Yes
Coordinates
37.41503, -79.13565

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

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

Conditions

Water level

Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.

USGS gauge JAMES RIVER AT HOLCOMB ROCK, VA, 9.1 mi from this launch on James River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On the river

River hazards

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, 1.0 mi away (straight line; direction not known): Rock Tenn Dam, 5 ft. · Virginia DCR run-of-river and low-head dams
  • Dam, 4.6 mi upstream: Reusens Dam (run-of-river dam), 45 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.

Sources: Virginia DCR run-of-river and low-head dams.

On James River

River in Virginia. All launches on James River.

Community

Where people who use James River talk about it.

Nearby launches

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.