New River Trail State Park
Boat ramp · on New River · near Buck · 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
- Medium lot
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 36.80326, -80.92102
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the NEW RIVER AT IVANHOE, VA gauge · USGS, 2.8 mi away on New River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge NEW RIVER AT IVANHOE, VA, 2.8 mi from this launch on New River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
Keep well clear of dams: strong currents and restricted zones above and below them.
- Dam, 0.8 mi downstream: Buck Dam (run-of-river dam), 44 ft. · Virginia DCR run-of-river and low-head dams
- Dam, 1.8 mi upstream: Byllesby Dam (run-of-river dam), 66 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.
On New River
River in Virginia. All launches on New River.
Community
Where people who use New River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- New River Trail State Park · 0.6 mi · New River
- Ivanhoe · 2.1 mi · New River
- Byllesby Pool · 2.2 mi · New River
- New River Trail State Park · 2.9 mi · New River
- New River Trail State Park · 3.4 mi · New River
- Austinville · 3.5 mi · New River
Sources
- Virginia DCR Water Access Points (statewide public access inventory, Virginia Outdoors Plan) record -80.9210,36.8033 · 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.