Main Street Park
Boat ramp · on Jackson River · near Covington · 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
- Car parking
- Small lot
- Restrooms
- No
- Coordinates
- 37.79232, -79.99978
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the JACKSON RIVER BL DUNLAP CREEK AT COVINGTON, VA gauge · USGS, 0.2 mi away on Jackson River
Water level
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USGS gauge JACKSON RIVER BL DUNLAP CREEK AT COVINGTON, VA, 0.2 mi from this launch on Jackson River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
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, 0.7 mi upstream: Covington Mill Dam No 2. · Virginia DCR run-of-river and low-head dams
- Low-head dam, 0.7 mi upstream: Covington Mill Dam No 1. · 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 Jackson River
River in Virginia. All launches on Jackson River.
Community
Where people who use Jackson River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Fort Young Park · 1.4 mi · Jackson River
- Dry Run · 1.6 mi · Jackson River
- Intervale Park and River Access · 2.0 mi · Jackson River
- Covington Access · 2.6 mi · Jackson River
- Potts Creek just prior to Jackson River Rt 18 bridge · 2.7 mi · Potts Creek
- Petticoat Junction Hand Launch · 3.5 mi · Jackson River
Sources
- Virginia DCR Water Access Points (statewide public access inventory, Virginia Outdoors Plan) record -79.9998,37.7923 · 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.