Occoquan ADA Kayak Public Access
Boat ramp · on Occoquan River · near Occoquan · 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
- Large lot
- Restrooms
- No
- Coordinates
- 38.68282, -77.25811
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Baltimore District; the one nearest this launch is of April 6, 2017). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
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, 0.8 mi upstream: Occoquan Lower Storage Dam, 20 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.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Occoquan Creek · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of April 6, 2017 by the Baltimore District. Soundings on the sheet down to 34.5 ft, 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 Occoquan River
River in Virginia. All launches on Occoquan River.
Community
Where people who use Occoquan River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Lake Ridge Marina · 1.6 mi · Occoquan Reservoir
- Pohick Bay Regional Park · 5.0 mi · Gunston Cove
- Lake Burke Boat Launch · 5.6 mi · Burke Lake
- Leesylvania State Park · 6.3 mi · Occoquan Bay
- Mattingly Park / Slavin's Dock boat ramp · 8.3 mi · Mattawoman Creek
- Mattingly Park / Slavin's Dock soft access · 8.3 mi · Mattawoman Creek
Sources
- Virginia DCR Water Access Points (statewide public access inventory, Virginia Outdoors Plan) record -77.2581,38.6828 · 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.