Rutrough Canoe Launch
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Roanoke River · near Roanoke · 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)
- Car parking
- Small lot
- Restrooms
- No
- Coordinates
- 37.22589, -79.84758
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the ROANOKE RIVER AT NIAGARA, VA gauge · USGS, 2.4 mi away on Roanoke River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge ROANOKE RIVER AT NIAGARA, VA, 2.4 mi from this launch on Roanoke 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, 3.4 mi upstream: Niagara Dam (run-of-river dam), 52 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 Roanoke River
River in Virginia. All launches on Roanoke River.
Community
Where people who use Roanoke River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Hardy Ford · 2.5 mi · Smith Mountain Lake
- Tinker Creek Landing · 4.4 mi · Tinker Creek
- Oak Grove · 11.8 mi · Smith Mountain Lake
- Hales Ford · 11.9 mi · Smith Mountain Lake
- Blue Bend Water Access · 13.9 mi · Blackwater River
- VDOT Webster Road · 13.9 mi · Smith Mountain Lake
Sources
- Virginia DCR Water Access Points (statewide public access inventory, Virginia Outdoors Plan) record -79.8476,37.2259 · Public data (Virginia DCR), 'for planning purposes only'; credit Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Recreation Planning and Recreational Resources
Why it is listed as public: listed by 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.