Free Public Boat Ramps in Virginia
Virginia has 332 free public boat ramps — launches operated by state fish & wildlife agencies, counties, and federal lands with no access fee. The highest-rated is Chincoteague Boat Ramp in Chincoteague (5.0/5).
- ChincoteagueBlack Duck Marsh
- ChesapeakeIndian Creek
- CloverStaunton River
- FarnhamRappahannock River
- HarrisonburgLake Shenandoah
- StaffordAquia Creek
- CharlottesvilleRivanna River
- RichmondJames River
- EgglestonNew River
- ClarksvilleJohn H. Kerr Reservoir
- MarionHungry Mother Lake
- LortonOccoquan River
- HuddlestonSmith Mountain Lake
- AbingdonHidden Valley Lake
- ClarksvilleJohn H. Kerr Reservoir
- New CantonJames River
- Buffalo JunctionJohn H. Kerr Reservoir
- Lynch StationRoanoke River
- ReedvilleCockerell Creek
- RadfordNew River
- StanleyS. Fork Shenandoah River
- MathewsEast River
- RichmondJames River
- AllisoniaClaytor Lake
- 26.Pitts Landing★ 4.8New ChurchBullbegger Creek
- GargathaWhites Creek
- StrasburgN. Fork Shenandoah River
- Virginia BeachBack River
- Oak HillS. Fork Shenandoah River
- Glen AllenSouth Anne River
- Belle HavenDyke Marsh
- PalmyraRivanna River
- KeokeeLake Keokee
- White PostWheatlands Lake
- FredericksburgHunting Run Reservoir
- Great FallsGreat Falls Estate Lake
- SuffolkBennett'S Creek
- Virginia BeachChesapeake Bay
- HardySmith Mountain Lake
- ChesterfieldSwift Creek Lake
- RichmondJames River
- Virginia BeachRudee Inlet
- Front RoyalShenandoah River
- DublinClaytor Lake
- SuffolkCrane Lake
- 47.Ely’s Ford Bridge★ 4.6FredericksburgRapidan River
- 48.Midway Boat Ramp★ 4.6WinginaJames River
- MidlothianJames River
- CarrsvilleBlackwater River
- AbingdonS. Holsten Lake
- WalkertonWalkerton Millpond
- CascadesChesapeake and Ohio Canal
- AlleghanyLake Moomaw
- FredericksburgAbel Lake
- HamptonBack River
- ChesapeakeDismal Swamp Canal
- WoodstockHollow Run
- Fairfax StationBurke Lake
- FredericksburgRappahannock River
- WoodbridgePowells Creek
- MineralLake Anna
- Fairfax StationOccoquan Reservoir
- Rollins ForkRappahannock River
- Long IslandStaunton River
- GalenaNew River
- Colonial HeightsSwift Creek
- RichmondReedy Creek
- FranklinBlackwater River
- NorfolkChesapeake Bay
- 73.Wingina Boat Ramp★ 4.5WinginaJames River
- Gloucester PointYork River
- MonetaSmith Mountain Lake
- 76.Denbigh Boat Ramp★ 4.5Newport NewsWarwick River
- Newport NewsGovernment Ditch
- GloucesterPiankatank River
- YorktownOld Wormley Creek
- 80.Canoe Boat Ramp★ 4.5LynchburgJames River
- Amelia Court HouseAmelia County Lake
- AlleghanyLake Moomaw
- ClinchportClinch River
- ClarksvilleJohn H. Kerr Reservoir
- LortonPohick Creek
- FredericksburgRappahannock River
- ArlingtonPotomac River
- Fairfax StationBurke Lake
- 89.Avens Boat Ramp★ 4.4Parks MillS. Holsten Lake
- CovingtonJames River
- Front RoyalN. Fork Shenandoah River
- Clifton ForgeJames River
- Rocky MountPigg River
- FarmvilleBriery Creek Lake
- HamptonSunset Creek
- HamptonSouthwest Branch Back River
- PetersburgLake Chesdin
- PembrokeNew River
- BrooknealStaunton River
- PenhookSmith Mountain Lake
- SuffolkButler Tract Lake
- 102.Karo Boat Launch★ 4.4Front RoyalS. Fork Shenandoah River
- CharlottesvilleBeaver Creek Lake
- GalaxNew River
- ScottsvilleJames River
- Front RoyalS. Fork Shenandoah River
- Colonial BeachMonroe Creek
- GloucesterSandy Creek
- 109.Lodge Landing★ 4.3CallaoLodge Creek
- MidlothianJames River
- BuchananJames River
- PowhatanJames River
- LovettsvillePotomac River
- NorfolkHaven Creek
- PortsmouthLake Jean
- SmithfieldPagan River
- GloucesterWare River
- CarrolltonJones Creek
- 119.Basic Park★ 4.3WaynesboroSouth River
- Front RoyalShenandoah River
- 121.Thomas Landing★ 4.2LancasterGreenvale Creek
- Newport NewsHampton Roads
- West PointMattaponi River
- ChesterJames River
- PalmyraRivanna River
- 126.North Anna Ramp★ 4.2DoswellNorth Anna River
- RichmondJames River
- Eagle RockJames River
- ShenandoahS. Fork Shenandoah River
- DoswellS. Anna River
- King GeorgeRappahannock River
- ColumbiaJames River
- WakeMill Creek
- WarsawTotuskey Creek
- ScottsvilleFluvanna Ruritan Lake
- North GardenWalnut Branch
- HowardsvilleJames River
- Shenandoah RetreatShenandoah River
- DungannonClinch River
- 140.Williams Landing★ 3.9New KentPamunkey River
- QuanticoSmith Lake
- BuchananJames River
- FairlawnNew River
- 144.Falls Boat Ramp★ 3.6VictoriaNottoway River
- HanoverPamunkey River
- SaxisFreeschool Marsh
- SurryJames River
- Lake RidgeLake Omiscol
- MathewsChesapeake Bay
- SaludaRappahannock River
- StampersConrad Pond
- Newport NewsCity Reservoir
- VintonSmith Mountain Lake
- VintonSmith Mountain Lake
- IndependenceNew River
- ManassasCedar Run
- AbingdonHidden Valley Lake
- PortsmouthLake Jean
- ZanoniPiankatank River
- Virginia BeachThe Narrows
- PowhatanPowhatan Lake
- KinsaleGardy's Mill Pond
- RadfordNew River
- CarrolltonJones Creek
- Newport NewsCity Reservoir
- Gloucester PointYork River
- CumberlandBear Creek Lake
- ScottsvilleJames River
- Virginia BeachBack Bay
- ScottsvilleHardware River
- Cape CharlesBeach Marsh
- WachapreagueClubhouse Marsh
- GlasgowMaury River
- SnowdenJames River
- BentonvilleS. Fork Shenandoah River
- Cape CharlesCape Charles River
- DelawareNottoway River
- Sunken Meadow BeachSunken Meadow Pond
- WaughJame River
- King GeorgeLake Madison
- King GeorgeLake Monroe
- AltavistaStaunton River
- LynchburgJames River
- CulpeperMt. Run Lake
- AylettMattaponi River
- WestlandChesapeake Bay
- WoodbridgePowells Creek
- WoodbridgeNeabsco Creek
- Fields CrossroadsNottoway River
- CrozetAlbemarle Lake
- BlackfordClinch River
- CartertonClinch River
- Virginia BeachBack Bay
- TappahannockHoskin's Creek
- FleetonCockerell Creek
- MallowJackson River
- Low MoorJackson River
- BuckinghamHorsepen Lake
- St. PaulLick Creek
- Nash FordClinch River
- CovingtonJackson River
- Clifton ForgeJackson River
- IvondaleFarnham Creek
- 201 DistrictLake Orange
- ScottsvilleJames River
- ArringtonLake Nelson
- HardwareJames River
- West ViewJames River
- SpringwoodJames River
- BuchananJames River
- New CantonJames River
- CartersvilleJames River
- Bent CreekJames River
- Andersons MillLake Burton
- Pea Hill ShoresLake Gaston
- BeechwoodLake Gaston
- Lombardy GroveLake Gordon
- GlasgowJames River
- BerrysS. Fork Shenandoah River
- Willow GroveN. Fork Shenandoah River
- Locust GroveN. Fork Shenandoah River
- Shenandoah ShoresShenandoah River
- Port RepublicS. Fork Shenandoah River
- ElktonS. Fork Shenandoah River
- Island FordS. Fork Shenandoah River
- GrottoesSouth River
- ShenandoahS. Fork Shenandoah River
- NewportS. Fork Shenandoah River
- Whitehouse LandingS. Fork Shenandoah River
- SimonsonRappahannock River
- HarbortonPungoteague Creek
- Maple GroveRobertson Lake
- TruhartMattaponi River
- Water ViewParrotts Creek
- BushyRappahannock River
- Red BankRed Bank Creek
- Glen LynNew River
- PenhookSmith Mountain Lake
- FairviewRural Retreat Lake
- AustinvilleNew River
- SaltvilleNorth Fork Holston River
- Virginia BeachRudee Inlet
- ByllesbyNew River
- ChesapeakeS. Branch Elizabeth River
- Old Town districtNew River
- RiversideNew River
- EmporiaMeherrin River
- EmporiaMeherrin Resevoir
- RaketownNew River
- EmporiaMeherrin River
- Rocky MountPigg River
- Port RoyalRappahannock River
- MilfordMattaponi River
- RixeyMattaponi River
- WaynesboroSouth River
- WaynesboroSouth River
- PearisburgNew River
- RipplemeadNew River
- RadfordNew River
- RaketownNew River
- Fancy HillStonehouse Lake
- SandidgesThrasher's Lake
- VintonTInker Creek
- PetersburgWilcox Lake
- BoydtonJohn H. Kerr Reservoir
- Goods MillS. Fork Shenandoah River
Frequently Asked Questions
Are public boat ramps free in Virginia?▾
Most public boat ramps in Virginia are free to use — they're operated by state fish & wildlife agencies, counties, and federal lands. BoatLaunchMap lists 332 free public launches in Virginia. Some charge a small daily launch fee or require a parking permit.
How many free public boat ramps are in Virginia?▾
Virginia has 332 free public boat ramps mapped on BoatLaunchMap, each with GPS coordinates, ratings, and directions.
What is the highest-rated free boat ramp in Virginia?▾
Chincoteague Boat Ramp in Chincoteague is the highest-rated free public boat ramp in Virginia, with a 5.0/5 Google rating.