Boat Ramps in Virginia
We list 597 public boat ramps and launches in Virginia, spread across 103 counties. The waterbodies with the most listed launches are Lake Anna (90), James River (36), New River (15), Smith Mountain Lake (14), Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake (13).
Listings come from OpenStreetMap; no statewide agency boat-access dataset has been merged for this state yet.
Before you launch: boat registration in Virginia is handled by the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, and fishing licenses are sold by the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.
Counties in Virginia
- Accomack County (23)
- Albemarle County (9)
- Alexandria city (4)
- Alleghany County (5)
- Amelia County (1)
- Amherst County (5)
- Appomattox County (1)
- Arlington County (1)
- Augusta County (1)
- Bath County (2)
- Bedford County (7)
- Botetourt County (6)
- Brunswick County (3)
- Buckingham County (7)
- Campbell County (5)
- Caroline County (5)
- Carroll County (2)
- Charles City County (2)
- Charlottesville city (1)
- Chesapeake city (7)
- Chesterfield County (18)
- Clarke County (1)
- Colonial Heights city (1)
- Culpeper County (4)
- Cumberland County (2)
- Danville city (1)
- Dickenson County (1)
- Dinwiddie County (2)
- Essex County (1)
- Fairfax County (18)
- Fauquier County (4)
- Fluvanna County (8)
- Franklin County (13)
- Franklin city (1)
- Frederick County (1)
- Fredericksburg city (1)
- Giles County (2)
- Gloucester County (14)
- Goochland County (3)
- Grayson County (1)
- Greene County (1)
- Greensville County (1)
- Halifax County (3)
- Hampton city (6)
- Hanover County (3)
- Henrico County (5)
- Henry County (4)
- Hopewell city (1)
- Isle of Wight County (8)
- James City County (7)
- King George County (7)
- King William County (6)
- King and Queen County (3)
- Lancaster County (4)
- Lee County (1)
- Lexington city (1)
- Loudoun County (9)
- Louisa County (59)
- Lunenburg County (2)
- Lynchburg city (2)
- Mathews County (6)
- Mecklenburg County (14)
- Middlesex County (9)
- Montgomery County (3)
- Nelson County (2)
- New Kent County (3)
- Newport News city (8)
- Norfolk city (8)
- Northampton County (5)
- Northumberland County (8)
- Orange County (4)
- Page County (8)
- Pittsylvania County (5)
- Poquoson city (3)
- Portsmouth city (4)
- Powhatan County (8)
- Prince Edward County (5)
- Prince George County (1)
- Prince William County (19)
- Pulaski County (7)
- Radford city (2)
- Richmond County (2)
- Richmond city (3)
- Rockbridge County (2)
- Rockingham County (3)
- Russell County (1)
- Scott County (2)
- Shenandoah County (5)
- Smyth County (1)
- Southampton County (2)
- Spotsylvania County (39)
- Stafford County (11)
- Suffolk city (10)
- Surry County (2)
- Tazewell County (2)
- Virginia Beach city (14)
- Warren County (11)
- Washington County (12)
- Waynesboro city (1)
- Westmoreland County (3)
- Wise County (2)
- Wythe County (3)
- York County (7)
Popular lakes & rivers in Virginia
- Lake Anna (90)
- James River (36)
- New River (15)
- Smith Mountain Lake (14)
- Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake (13)
- Rappahannock River (12)
- South Fork Shenandoah River (11)
- North Fork Shenandoah River (8)
- Occoquan River (6)
- South Holston Lake (6)
- Staunton River / Roanoke River (6)
- Swift Creek Reservoir (6)
- York River (6)
- Aquia Creek (5)
- Chickahominy River (5)
- Coan River (5)
- Fools Gut (5)
- Occoquan Reservoir (5)
- Back River (4)
- Clinch River (4)
- Lake Chesdin (4)
- Mattaponi River (4)
- Pocomoke Sound (4)
- Rivanna River (4)
- Appomattox River (3)
- Assateague Channel (3)
- Broad Run (3)
- Chincoteague Channel (3)
- Claytor Lake (3)
- Jackson River (3)
- Lake Moomaw (3)
- North Fork Holston River (3)
- Nottoway River (3)
- Occoquan Bay (3)
- Pamunkey River (3)
- Piankatank River (3)
- Port Walthall Channel (3)
- Powhatan Creek (3)
- Shenandoah River (3)
- Willoughby Bay (3)
- Aiken Swamp - Dutch Gap Cutoff (2)
- Burke Lake (2)
- Chincoteague Bay (2)
- Crystal Lake (2)
- Dan River (2)
- Dismal Swamp Canal (2)
- Elkhorn Lake (2)
- Four Mile Run (2)
- Goose Creek (2)
- Hidden Valley Lake (2)
- Koi Pond (2)
- Lake Ballard (2)
- Lake Culpeper (2)
- Lee Hall Reservoir - upper basin (2)
- Leesville Lake (2)
- Millpond Creek (2)
- North Landing River (2)
- Pigg River (2)
- Poquoson River (2)
- Potomac River (2)
Cities in Virginia
- Virginia Beach (14)
- Suffolk (10)
- Newport News (8)
- Norfolk (8)
- Chesapeake (7)
- Chincoteague (6)
- Hampton (6)
- Wachapreague (5)
- Alexandria (4)
- Leesylvania (4)
- North Shore (4)
- Portsmouth (4)
- West Point (4)
- Gloucester Point (3)
- Madison Heights (3)
- Poquoson (3)
- Richmond (3)
- Union Hall (3)
- Woodbridge (3)
- Yogaville (3)
- Brandermill (2)
- Burke (2)
- Eggleston (2)
- Front Royal (2)
- Gasburg (2)
- Great Falls (2)
- Horntown (2)
- King George (2)
- Lake Ridge (2)
- Lynchburg (2)
- Mason Neck (2)
- Radford (2)
- Scottsville (2)
- Smithfield (2)
- Urbanna (2)