Virginia / North Fork Shenandoah River /
Riverton
Boat ramp · on North Fork Shenandoah River · near Front Royal · Virginia
Harmful algal blooms reported on North Fork Shenandoah River 700 m from this launch (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2021.
state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · checked October 18, 2026
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 lanes
- 1
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- paved
- Wheelchair access
- No
- Managed by
- Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
- Coordinates
- 38.94963, -78.19808
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the S F SHENANDOAH RIVER AT FRONT ROYAL, VA gauge · USGS, 2.5 mi away on North Fork Shenandoah River
Water level
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USGS gauge S F SHENANDOAH RIVER AT FRONT ROYAL, VA, 2.5 mi from this launch on North Fork Shenandoah 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, 6.0 mi upstream: North Fork Shenandoah River Dam No. 1. · 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 North Fork Shenandoah River
River in Virginia. All launches on North Fork Shenandoah River.
Community
Where people who use North Fork Shenandoah River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Front Royal · 2.5 mi · South Fork Shenandoah River
- Passage CreekRoute 55 Bridge o · 3.7 mi · Passage Creek
- Catletts Ford Landing · 3.8 mi · North Fork Shenandoah River
- Morgan's Ford · 4.2 mi · Shenandoah River
- Gooney Run Route 340 Bridge · 5.9 mi · Gooney Run
- Simpson's · 6.0 mi · South Fork Shenandoah River
Sources
- Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources Public Boating Access Sites record {58AC45D7-454A-4C42-8977-D4914E5C133C} · 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.