Walton Tract Boating Hand Launch
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Cowpasture River · near Clifton Forge · Virginia
Open per USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating)'s data, checked October 18, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Fee
- Free
- Restrooms
- No restroom available
- Hours
- Day use only: open sunrise to sunset
- Managed by
- USDA Forest Service
- Website
- fs.usda.gov
- Coordinates
- 37.95790, -79.69685
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the COWPASTURE RIVER NEAR CLIFTON FORGE, VA gauge · USGS, 12.0 mi away on Cowpasture River
Water level
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USGS gauge COWPASTURE RIVER NEAR CLIFTON FORGE, VA, 12.0 mi from this launch on Cowpasture River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Cowpasture River
River in Virginia. All launches on Cowpasture River.
Community
Where people who use Cowpasture River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Douthat State Park · 6.8 mi · Douthat Lake
- Sharon Park · 9.9 mi · Cowpasture River
- Evans Tract River Access · 11.7 mi · Cowpasture River
- Clifton Forge · 12.1 mi · Jackson River
- Colliers Creek Route 770 near Collierstown Pres Church · 13.5 mi · Colliers Creek
- Irongate · 13.5 mi · James River
Sources
- USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating) record 5430.006951 · US federal government data, public domain
- OpenStreetMap n9273278243 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.