Tanyard
Boat ramp · on Poropotank River · near Gloucester · Virginia
Harmful algal blooms reported on Poropotank River 3.2 km from this launch (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2019.
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
- unpaved
- Car parking
- Car and trailer
- Restrooms
- No
- Tidal
- Yes
- Wheelchair access
- No
- Managed by
- Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
- Website
- gloucesterva.gov
- Coordinates
- 37.45479, -76.66795
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Roane Point · NOAA, 2.3 mi away
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Roane Point station, 2.3 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 5:34 am 2.5 ft · Low 11:45 am 0.8 ft · High 5:59 pm 2.9 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | Low 12:45 am 0.8 ft · High 6:39 am 2.6 ft · Low 12:50 pm 0.8 ft · High 7:01 pm 2.9 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | Low 1:33 am 0.7 ft · High 7:39 am 2.8 ft · Low 1:50 pm 0.7 ft · High 7:57 pm 3.0 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | Low 2:16 am 0.5 ft · High 8:28 am 3.0 ft · Low 2:43 pm 0.6 ft · High 8:44 pm 3.1 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | Low 2:57 am 0.4 ft · High 9:12 am 3.3 ft · Low 3:33 pm 0.5 ft · High 9:29 pm 3.1 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 3:38 am 0.3 ft · High 9:54 am 3.5 ft · Low 4:22 pm 0.3 ft · High 10:14 pm 3.2 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | Low 4:21 am 0.2 ft · High 10:37 am 3.7 ft · Low 5:10 pm 0.2 ft · High 10:59 pm 3.2 ft |
On Poropotank River
River in Virginia. All launches on Poropotank River.
Community
Where people who use Poropotank River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Miller's Landing · 1.3 mi · Poropotank River
- York River State Park · 3.7 mi · York River
- Cappahosic Landing · 5.5 mi · York River
- Beaverdam Park Fary's Mill Entrance · 5.9 mi · Beaverdam Swamp Reservoir
- Beaverdam Park Main Entrance · 7.3 mi · Beaverdam Swamp Reservoir
- Beach Park · 8.5 mi · Pamunkey River
Sources
- Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources Public Boating Access Sites record {7DB5ED94-6AC3-488C-9731-908FB840488B} · VDGIF/DWR layer metadata: available to public or private entities; cite as DGIF_Boating_Access_Sites. 2010. Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
- Hampton Roads PDC Public Access Water Recreation Sites (boat ramps and kayak/canoe launches) record PA-8 · Public Domain Mark (free of known copyright restrictions), 'use for planning purposes only'; credit the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission
- OpenStreetMap w1082571953 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources Public Boating Access Sites and 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.