Virginia / North Fork Shenandoah River /
Strasburg
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on North Fork Shenandoah River · near Strasburg · Virginia
Harmful algal blooms reported on North Fork Shenandoah River 1.2 km from this launch (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2022 and 2024.
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
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp surface
- paved
- Car parking
- Medium lot
- Restrooms
- No
- Wheelchair access
- Yes
- Managed by
- Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
- Coordinates
- 38.97319, -78.35129
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow, water temperature at the N F SHENANDOAH RIVER NEAR STRASBURG, VA gauge · USGS, 0.9 mi away on North Fork Shenandoah River
Water level
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USGS gauge N F SHENANDOAH RIVER NEAR STRASBURG, VA, 0.9 mi from this launch on North Fork Shenandoah River: water level, flow, water temperature, 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, 5.1 mi downstream: 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
- Deer Rapids · 1.8 mi · North Fork Shenandoah River
- Cedar Creek Route 11 Bridge · 2.9 mi · Cedar Creek
- Passage Creek Elizabeth Furnance Rec Area · 3.3 mi · Passage Creek
- Passage CreekRoute 55 Bridge o · 4.7 mi · Passage Creek
- Catletts Ford Landing · 5.0 mi · North Fork Shenandoah River
- Andy Guest Shenandoah State park · 7.9 mi · South Fork Shenandoah River
Sources
- Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources Public Boating Access Sites record {1FACD88E-01D2-40CC-95E8-EAB80439642C} · VDGIF/DWR layer metadata: available to public or private entities; cite as DGIF_Boating_Access_Sites. 2010. Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
- Virginia DCR Water Access Points (statewide public access inventory, Virginia Outdoors Plan) record -78.3512,38.9726 · Public data (Virginia DCR), 'for planning purposes only'; credit Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Recreation Planning and Recreational Resources
- OpenStreetMap n9137656570 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap w988579800 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources Public Boating Access Sites 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.