Johnson Spring Boat Launch
Boat ramp · on Jackson River · near Covington · Virginia
Open per USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating)'s data, checked October 18, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Car parking
- Roadside shoulder
- Restrooms
- No restroom available
- Hours
- Day use only: open sunrise to sunset
- Managed by
- USDA Forest Service
- Website
- alleghanyhighlandsblueway.com
- Coordinates
- 37.91459, -79.97146
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow, water temperature at the JACKSON RIVER BL GATHRIGHT DAM NR HOT SPGS, VA gauge · USGS, 2.6 mi away on Jackson River
Water level
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USGS gauge JACKSON RIVER BL GATHRIGHT DAM NR HOT SPGS, VA, 2.6 mi from this launch on Jackson River: water level, flow, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Jackson River
River in Virginia. All launches on Jackson River.
Community
Where people who use Jackson River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Fortney Branch Boat Launch · 1.1 mi · Lake Moomaw
- Coles Point Boat Launch · 2.4 mi · Lake Moomaw
- Gathright Dam · 2.6 mi · Jackson River
- Smith Bridge Hand Launch · 2.6 mi · Jackson River
- Indian Draft Hand Launch Boating Site · 3.4 mi · Jackson River
- Petticoat Junction Hand Launch · 5.1 mi · Jackson River
Sources
- USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating) record 5382.006951 · US federal government data, public domain
- Virginia DCR Water Access Points (statewide public access inventory, Virginia Outdoors Plan) record -79.9717,37.9147 · Public data (Virginia DCR), 'for planning purposes only'; credit Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Recreation Planning and Recreational Resources
- OpenStreetMap n9744138950 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap w1060586390 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating) and 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.