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North Fork Shenandoah River Carry-in Access near Hawkinstown
This is a public kayak and canoe launch on the North Fork Shenandoah River near Hawkinstown, 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
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Restrooms
- No
- Coordinates
- 38.78220, -78.60051
Directions (Google) Apple Maps
This launch has no official name in our sources; the name above describes where it is.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow, water temperature at the N F SHENANDOAH RIVER AT MOUNT JACKSON, VA gauge · USGS, 3.3 mi away on North Fork Shenandoah River
Water level
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USGS gauge N F SHENANDOAH RIVER AT MOUNT JACKSON, VA, 3.3 mi from this launch on North Fork Shenandoah River: water level, flow, water temperature, 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, 7.4 mi downstream: Edinburg Dam, 16 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 North Fork Shenandoah River
River in Virginia. All launches on North Fork Shenandoah River.
Community
Where people who use North Fork Shenandoah River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- North Fork Shenandoah River Carry-in Access near Meems · 5.2 mi · North Fork Shenandoah River
- Chapmans · 5.8 mi · North Fork Shenandoah River
- Meems Bottom · 5.9 mi · North Fork Shenandoah River
- Seven Bends State park hand carry access · 7.8 mi · North Fork Shenandoah River
- Inskeep · 8.1 mi · South Fork Shenandoah River
- Seven Bends State Park · 8.5 mi · North Fork Shenandoah River
Sources
- Chesapeake Bay Program Public Access Sites (watershed-wide inventory) record red-bank-shenandoah-virginia-n-fork-shanandoah · Chesapeake Bay Program: partner-authored data in the public domain (terms of use); accuracy disclaimer only
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.