Virginia / Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake /
Palmer Point Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake · near Wilson Fork · Virginia
Listed as closed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status: Boat ramp closed
source · checked October 7, 2026
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Car parking
- Medium lot
- Restrooms
- No
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Coordinates
- 36.56237, -78.28622
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at John H. Kerr Dam · USACE
Lake level: Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (John H. Kerr Dam), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
On Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake
Reservoir in Virginia. All launches on Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake.
Community
Where people who use Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake talk about it.
Nearby launches
- North Bend Park Area A Boat Ramp · 2.1 mi · Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake
- North Bend Park Boat Ramp · 2.4 mi · Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake
- Buggs Island Kayak Launch · 2.9 mi · Lake Gaston
- Tailrace Park Boat Ramp · 2.9 mi · Lake Gaston
- North Bend Park Area C Boat Ramp · 3.0 mi · Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake
- County Line · 3.2 mi · Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake
Sources
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 802-160806-7-001 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers submittal)
- Virginia DCR Water Access Points (statewide public access inventory, Virginia Outdoors Plan) record -78.2848,36.5638 · Public data (Virginia DCR), 'for planning purposes only'; credit Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Recreation Planning and Recreational Resources
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status open or closed status · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Natural Resource Management Program)
Why it is listed as public: listed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) and 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.