Sleepy Hole Park
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Nansemond River · near Suffolk · 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
- Car parking
- Car
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Tidal
- Yes
- Managed by
- Suffolk Parks and Recreation
- Website
- suffolkva.us
- Coordinates
- 36.84144, -76.52207
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Norfolk District; the one nearest this launch is of November 3, 2023). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Hollidays Point (Kings Highway bridge) · NOAA, 1.6 mi away
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Hollidays Point (Kings Highway bridge) station, 1.6 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 4:43 am 2.8 ft · Low 10:58 am 1.7 ft · High 5:08 pm 3.2 ft · Low 11:58 pm 1.5 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | High 5:48 am 2.9 ft · Low 12:03 pm 1.6 ft · High 6:10 pm 3.2 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | Low 12:46 am 1.3 ft · High 6:48 am 3.0 ft · Low 1:03 pm 1.4 ft · High 7:06 pm 3.3 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | Low 1:29 am 1.1 ft · High 7:37 am 3.3 ft · Low 1:56 pm 1.2 ft · High 7:53 pm 3.3 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | Low 2:10 am 0.8 ft · High 8:21 am 3.6 ft · Low 2:46 pm 0.9 ft · High 8:38 pm 3.4 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 2:51 am 0.6 ft · High 9:03 am 3.8 ft · Low 3:35 pm 0.7 ft · High 9:23 pm 3.5 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | Low 3:34 am 0.4 ft · High 9:46 am 4.1 ft · Low 4:23 pm 0.5 ft · High 10:08 pm 3.5 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Nansemond River · 0.2 mi from this launch
Condition survey of November 3, 2023 by the Norfolk District. Soundings on the sheet down to 33.3 ft, with bars at or above it; the Corps maintains a 12 ft channel here. 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 Nansemond River
River in Virginia. All launches on Nansemond River.
Community
Where people who use Nansemond River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Bennett's Creek Boat Ramp · 2.2 mi · Bennett Creek
- Lone Star Lakes Park · 2.7 mi · Southern Lakes
- Lone Star Lakes Park · 2.8 mi · Cedar Creek
- Lone Star Lakes Park · 3.1 mi · Crystal Lake
- Crane Lake Boat Launch · 3.3 mi · Crane Lake
- Butler Lake Boat Launch · 3.5 mi · Butler Lake
Sources
- Hampton Roads PDC Public Access Water Recreation Sites (boat ramps and kayak/canoe launches) record PA-89 · Public Domain Mark (free of known copyright restrictions), 'use for planning purposes only'; credit the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission
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.