Back Bay NWR Visitor's Station
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Back Bay · near Virginia Beach · 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
- Fee charged
- Car parking
- Car
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Tidal
- Yes
- Managed by
- Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge
- Website
- fws.gov
- Coordinates
- 36.67274, -75.91655
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Sandbridge · NOAA, 1.3 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone ANZ633, Currituck Sound. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Sandbridge station, 1.3 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 2:11 am 2.9 ft · Low 8:12 am 1.4 ft · High 2:37 pm 3.5 ft · Low 9:14 pm 1.1 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | High 3:23 am 3.0 ft · Low 9:15 am 1.3 ft · High 3:38 pm 3.5 ft · Low 10:00 pm 1.0 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | High 4:18 am 3.2 ft · Low 10:12 am 1.1 ft · High 4:29 pm 3.6 ft · Low 10:43 pm 0.8 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | High 5:04 am 3.6 ft · Low 11:05 am 0.9 ft · High 5:16 pm 3.7 ft · Low 11:25 pm 0.6 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | High 5:47 am 3.9 ft · Low 11:58 am 0.7 ft · High 6:02 pm 3.7 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 12:08 am 0.4 ft · High 6:31 am 4.3 ft · Low 12:50 pm 0.5 ft · High 6:48 pm 3.8 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | Low 12:51 am 0.2 ft · High 7:15 am 4.6 ft · Low 1:37 pm 0.3 ft · High 7:33 pm 3.8 ft |
On Back Bay
Bay in Virginia. All launches on Back Bay.
Community
Where people who use Back Bay talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Little Island Park · 1.5 mi · Atlantic Ocean
- Horn Point Kayak/Canoe Launch · 3.9 mi · North Bay
- Back Bay Boat Launch · 5.0 mi · Back Bay
- Lotus Garden Park · 5.5 mi · Ashville Bridge Creek
- Princess Anne WMA · 7.1 mi · Carol Pond
- Pungo Ferry Landing Park · 8.2 mi · North Landing River
Sources
- US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches) record 54cfe47f-148e-4bd5-9ed6-d8017475ec80 · US federal government data, public domain (FWS no-liability disclaimer)
- Hampton Roads PDC Public Access Water Recreation Sites (boat ramps and kayak/canoe launches) record PA-24 · 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 US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches) 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.