Oldtown
Boat ramp · on New River · near Galax · 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
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp surface
- paved
- Wheelchair access
- No
- Managed by
- Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
- Coordinates
- 36.68128, -80.97354
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the NEW RIVER NEAR GALAX, VA gauge · USGS, 2.4 mi away on New River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge NEW RIVER NEAR GALAX, VA, 2.4 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, 3.7 mi downstream: Fries Mill Dam (run-of-river dam), 41 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
- Riverside · 2.7 mi · New River
- New River Trail State Park · 5.7 mi · New River
- Baywood · 6.2 mi · New River
- Byllesby Pool · 6.7 mi · New River
- New River Trail State Park · 8.3 mi · New River
- New River Trail State Park · 8.9 mi · New River
Sources
- Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources Public Boating Access Sites record {E6C1B79D-D3FE-421F-B315-D5E3D50EAB33} · VDGIF/DWR layer metadata: available to public or private entities; cite as DGIF_Boating_Access_Sites. 2010. Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
Why it is listed as public: listed by Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources Public Boating Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.