Virginia kayak and canoe launch sites
230 public launch sites in Virginia from Virginia DWR Boating Access. 34 are listed as hand, car-top or carry-in launches. 130 are trailer ramps.
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Waterbodies with the most launches
James River (29), New River (20), S. Fork Shenandoah River (14), Rappahannock River (9), Clinch River (8), Nottoway River (7), Smith Mountain Lake (6), Mattaponi River (6), N. Fork Shenandoah River (6), Staunton River (5), Shenandoah River (4), Jackson River (4), Claytor Lake (3), South River (3), Blackwater River (3), Lake Gaston (3), S. Holsten Lake (2), Back Bay (2), Briery Creek Lake (2), Rivanna River (2), Rapidan River (2), Meherrin River (2), Leesville Reservoir (2), Pamunkey River (2), Maury River (2), Powhatan Lake (2), Pigg River (2), Airfield Pond (1), Amelia County Lake (1), Chandler's Mill Pond (1)
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- Airfield Pond · Map
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- Allisonia · Claytor Lake · Map
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- Alma · S. Fork Shenandoah River · Map
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- Alta Vista · Staunton River · Map
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- Amelia Lake (WMA) · Amelia County Lake · Map
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- American Legion · Chandler's Mill Pond · Map
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- Ancarrow's Landing · James River · Map
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- Anthony Ford #4 · Smith Mountain Lake · Map
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- Arcadia · James River · Map
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- Austinville · New River · Map
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- Avens · S. Holsten Lake · Map
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- Aylett · Mattaponi River · Map
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- Back Bay · Map
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- Bark Camp Lake · Map
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- Basic Park · South River · Map
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- Baywood · New River · Map
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- Beaumont · James River · Map
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- Beaver Creek Lake · Map
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- Bent Creek · James River · Map
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- Bentonville · S. Fork Shenandoah River · Map
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- Berry's · S. Fork Shenandoah River · Map
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- Blackford Bridge · Clinch River · Map
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- Blackwater Bridge · Blackwater River · Map
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- Blackwater Park · Blackwater River · Map
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- Bluff City · New River · Map
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- Bridle Creek · New River · Map
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- Briery Creek · Briery Creek Lake · Map
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- Briery Creek- 701 Landing · Briery Creek Lake · Map
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- Brookneal · Staunton River · Map
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- Brunswick Lake · Brunswick County Lake · Map
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- Buchanan · James River · Map
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- Butler Tract Lake · Map
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- Byllesby Pool · New River · Map
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- Cape Charles · Cape Charles River · Map
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- Carey's · Nottoway River · Map
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- Carter's Wharf · Rappahannock River · Map
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- Cartersville · James River · Map
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- Carterton · Clinch River · Map
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- Castleman's Ferry · Shenandoah River · Map
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- Catletts Ford Landing · N. Fork Shenandoah River · Map
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- Chapman's · N. Fork Shenandoah River · Map
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- City Docks · Rappahannock River · Map
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- Claytor Dam · New River · Map
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- Clifton Forge · Jackson River · Map
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- Clinch Mountain Landing · North Holston River · Map
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- Clinch Port · Clinch River · Map
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- Clover · Staunton River · Map
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- Columbia · James River · Map
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- Coopers · Great Wicomico River · Map
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- Covington Access · Jackson River · Map
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- Craig Creek · James River · Map
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- Crane Lake · Map
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- Crofton · Rivanna River · Map
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- Deep Bottom · James River · Map
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- Deep Point · Piankatank River · Map
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- Deer Rapids · N. Fork Shenandoah River · Map
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- Diascund Landing · Diascund Creek Reservior · Map
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- Dublin · Claytor Lake · Map
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- Dungannon · Clinch River · Map
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- Dutch Gap · James River · Map
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- Elizabeth River Park · S. Branch Elizabeth River · Map
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- Elkton · S. Fork Shenandoah River · Map
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- Elys Ford · Rapidan River · Map
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- Emporia · Meherrin Resevoir · Map
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- Farmers Market Access · Meherrin River · Map
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- Farnham Creek · Map
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- Fosters · S. Fork Shenandoah River · Map
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- Fox Hill · Back River · Map
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- Front Royal · Shenandoah River · Map
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- Gardy's Mill Pond · Map
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- General Vaughan Bridge · Nottoway River · Map
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- Glasgow Access · James River · Map
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- Glen Lyn · New River · Map
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- Gloucester Point · York River · Map
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- Great Creek Watershed · Map
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- Greenvale Creek · Map
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- Grey's Creek Landing · James River · Map
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- Grottoes Landing · South River · Map
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- Ground Squirrel Bridge · South Anne River · Map
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- Grove Hill · S. Fork Shenandoah River · Map
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