New Cumberland VFD
Boat ramp · on Ohio River · near New Cumberland · West Virginia
Zebra mussels (latest report 2010) reported in Ohio River 1.4 km from this launch (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database). Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database · 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
- Boat ramp
- Ramp lanes
- 2
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Car parking
- 30 spaces
- Restrooms
- No
- Wheelchair access
- No
- Managed by
- West Virginia DNR Wildlife Resources Section
- Coordinates
- 40.49991, -80.61210
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Pittsburgh District; the one nearest this launch is of February 24, 2020). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On the river
River mile 56.4 on Ohio River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its mile markers
Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Ohio River Pike Island Pool
Condition survey of February 24, 2020 by the Pittsburgh District. Soundings on the sheet down to 52.9 ft below the pool's low control level, with bars at or above it; the Corps maintains a 9 ft channel here. Survey sheet (PDF)
US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.
On Ohio River
River in West Virginia. All launches on Ohio River.
Community
Where people who use Ohio River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Newburg Landing · 2.5 mi · Ohio River
- Tomlinson Run St. Park · 3.4 mi · Tomlinson Run Lake
- Broadway Wharf · 8.2 mi · Ohio River
- Chester City Park · 8.2 mi · Ohio River
- Steubenville Marina · 8.4 mi · Ohio River
- Jefferson Lake State Park · 10.1 mi · Jefferson Lake
Sources
- West Virginia DNR Public Fishing and Boating Access Sites record -80.61210,40.49991 · Public data (WVDNR), general information only, not for navigation; credit to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources appreciated
Why it is listed as public: listed by West Virginia DNR Public Fishing and Boating Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.