Patrick Henry
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on South Anna River · near Ashland · 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
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp surface
- paved
- Wheelchair access
- Yes
- Managed by
- Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
- Coordinates
- 37.79664, -77.54993
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the SOUTH ANNA RIVER NEAR ASHLAND, VA gauge · USGS, 0.1 mi away on South Anna River
Water level
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USGS gauge SOUTH ANNA RIVER NEAR ASHLAND, VA, 0.1 mi from this launch on South Anna River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
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, 9.2 mi downstream: Ashland Mill Dam, 14 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 South Anna River
River in Virginia. All launches on South Anna River.
Community
Where people who use South Anna River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Ground Squirrel Bridge · 4.2 mi · South Anna River
- North Anna · 7.5 mi · North Anna River
- Sprinfiled Rd access · 8.5 mi · Meredith Branch
- Little Page · 9.8 mi · Pamunkey River
- Huguenot Bridge · 16.3 mi · James River
- Watkins · 17.0 mi · James River
Sources
- Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources Public Boating Access Sites record {172D9984-7673-477D-A768-52947BC2A3E1} · VDGIF/DWR layer metadata: available to public or private entities; cite as DGIF_Boating_Access_Sites. 2010. Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
- OpenStreetMap n3033521793 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
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.