Virginia / Tinker Creek /
Tinker Creek Landing
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Tinker Creek · near Vinton · 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)
- Ramp surface
- paved
- Wheelchair access
- Yes
- Managed by
- City of Roanoke
- Coordinates
- 37.27125, -79.90432
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow, water temperature at the TINKER CREEK ABOVE GLADE CREEK AT ROANOKE, VA gauge · USGS, 0.6 mi away on Tinker Creek
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge TINKER CREEK ABOVE GLADE CREEK AT ROANOKE, VA, 0.6 mi from this launch on Tinker Creek: 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, 2.7 mi upstream: Mason Mill Dam. · Virginia DCR run-of-river and low-head dams
- Low-head dam, 5.6 mi upstream: Ardagh Dam. · 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 Tinker Creek
River in Virginia. All launches on Tinker Creek.
Community
Where people who use Tinker Creek talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Rutrough Canoe Launch · 4.4 mi · Roanoke River
- Hardy Ford · 6.7 mi · Smith Mountain Lake
- Blackwater River North Fork Rt 643 · 14.4 mi · North Fork Blackwater River
- Oak Grove · 16.2 mi · Smith Mountain Lake
- Hales Ford · 16.3 mi · Smith Mountain Lake
- Blue Bend Water Access · 16.5 mi · Blackwater River
Sources
- Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources Public Boating Access Sites record {C68BD0F7-741A-4B79-ABB3-8E4ECF09D224} · 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.