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Occoquan River Carry-in Access

This is a public kayak and canoe launch on the Occoquan River near Woodbridge, Virginia.

Aerial view of the marina docks, seawall and parking beside the river, October 2023
Aerial view of the marina docks, seawall and parking beside the river, October 2023 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map

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
Wheelchair access
Accessible
Coordinates
38.67822, -77.25394

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

This launch has no official name in our sources; the name above describes where it is.

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

On the river

River hazards

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, 1.2 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.

Sources: Virginia DCR run-of-river and low-head dams.

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

Sources

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.