Virginia / Western Branch Elizabeth River /
Sailboat launch
Boat ramp · on Western Branch Elizabeth River · near Portsmouth · 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
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Car parking
- Car and trailer
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Tidal
- Yes
- Managed by
- Portsmouth Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Services
- Website
- portsmouthparks.com
- Coordinates
- 36.83448, -76.37153
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Western Branch · NOAA, 1.7 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone ANZ639, James River from JRB to HRBT, Including the Elizabeth River. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Western Branch station, 1.7 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 3:46 am 2.4 ft · Low 10:00 am 0.9 ft · High 4:14 pm 2.7 ft · Low 10:56 pm 0.8 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | High 4:45 am 2.5 ft · Low 11:02 am 0.8 ft · High 5:11 pm 2.7 ft · Low 11:45 pm 0.7 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | High 5:47 am 2.6 ft · Low 12:00 pm 0.7 ft · High 6:08 pm 2.8 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | Low 12:31 am 0.5 ft · High 6:43 am 2.8 ft · Low 12:56 pm 0.6 ft · High 7:01 pm 2.8 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | Low 1:17 am 0.4 ft · High 7:32 am 3.1 ft · Low 1:50 pm 0.5 ft · High 7:50 pm 2.9 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 2:03 am 0.2 ft · High 8:18 am 3.3 ft · Low 2:43 pm 0.3 ft · High 8:39 pm 3.0 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | Low 2:50 am 0.1 ft · High 9:02 am 3.5 ft · Low 3:34 pm 0.1 ft · High 9:26 pm 3.0 ft |
On Western Branch Elizabeth River
River in Virginia. All launches on Western Branch Elizabeth River.
Community
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Nearby launches
- Plum Point Kayak Launch · 4.0 mi · Elizabeth River
- Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve · 4.2 mi · Hoffler Creek
- Paradise Creek Nature Park · 4.3 mi · Paradise Creek
- Elizabeth River · 5.1 mi · Southern Branch Elizabeth River
- Harbor Park Launch · 5.3 mi · Eastern Branch of Elizabeth River
- Highland Park Veterans Kayak Launch · 5.5 mi · Knitting Mill Creek
Sources
- Hampton Roads PDC Public Access Water Recreation Sites (boat ramps and kayak/canoe launches) record PA-48 · Public Domain Mark (free of known copyright restrictions), 'use for planning purposes only'; credit the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission
- Virginia DCR Water Access Points (statewide public access inventory, Virginia Outdoors Plan) record -76.3715,36.8346 · Public data (Virginia DCR), 'for planning purposes only'; credit Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Recreation Planning and Recreational Resources
- OpenStreetMap n6204823831 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n5654835256 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n6204823759 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Hampton Roads PDC Public Access Water Recreation Sites (boat ramps and kayak/canoe launches) 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.