Virginia / Pagan River /
Clontz Park
Boat ramp · on Pagan River · near Smithfield · 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
- Car parking
- Car and trailer
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Tidal
- Yes
- Website
- smithfieldva.gov
- Coordinates
- 36.98852, -76.62930
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Norfolk District; the one nearest this launch is of November 4, 2023). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Smithfield, Pagan River · NOAA, 0.4 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone ANZ637, James River from Jamestown to the James River Bridge. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Smithfield, Pagan River station, 0.4 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.
| Mon Oct 19 | High 5:21 am 2.5 ft · Low 11:33 am 0.8 ft · High 5:46 pm 2.9 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | Low 12:33 am 0.8 ft · High 6:26 am 2.6 ft · Low 12:38 pm 0.8 ft · High 6:48 pm 2.9 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | Low 1:21 am 0.7 ft · High 7:26 am 2.8 ft · Low 1:38 pm 0.7 ft · High 7:44 pm 3.0 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | Low 2:04 am 0.5 ft · High 8:15 am 3.0 ft · Low 2:31 pm 0.6 ft · High 8:31 pm 3.1 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | Low 2:45 am 0.4 ft · High 8:59 am 3.3 ft · Low 3:21 pm 0.5 ft · High 9:16 pm 3.1 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 3:26 am 0.3 ft · High 9:41 am 3.5 ft · Low 4:10 pm 0.3 ft · High 10:01 pm 3.2 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | Low 4:09 am 0.2 ft · High 10:24 am 3.7 ft · Low 4:58 pm 0.2 ft · High 10:46 pm 3.2 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Pagan River · 0.3 mi from this launch
Condition survey of November 4, 2023 by the Norfolk District. Least depth in the channel (Pagan River 80): 5.4 ft; project depth 6 ft. 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 Pagan River
River in Virginia. All launches on Pagan River.
Community
Where people who use Pagan River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Windsor Castle Park · 1.0 mi · Cypress Creek
- Clontz Park, Pier, trails and river viewing · 1.3 mi · Cypress Creek
- Jones Creek Boat Launch · 3.8 mi · Jones Creek
- Nike Park · 4.0 mi · Carrollton Branch
- Tyler's Beach · 6.8 mi · James River
- Lone Star Lakes Park · 8.1 mi · Fingers Lake
Sources
- Hampton Roads PDC Public Access Water Recreation Sites (boat ramps and kayak/canoe launches) record PA-156 · Public Domain Mark (free of known copyright restrictions), 'use for planning purposes only'; credit the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission
- OpenStreetMap n5874604180 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Hampton Roads PDC Public Access Water Recreation Sites (boat ramps and kayak/canoe launches). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.