Waccamaw River access points and trip distances, North Carolina

8 access points (8 public) along 94.7 river miles of the Waccamaw River in North Carolina. Distances are measured along the river on the NHDPlus V2 main-stem flowline, not straight-line. River mile 0 is the farthest-upstream access listed here.

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Dark dots are public access points; brown dots are private, members-only or agency-land access. Tap a dot for its river mile and coordinates.

Access points in river order

River mile	Access	Latitude, longitude	To next (river mi)
0.0	Boat ramp near Big Creek Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	34.29038, -78.47243	23.4
23.4	Boat ramp (south ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	34.09503, -78.54953	14.8
38.2	Pireway Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	34.01447, -78.63167	17.5
55.6	Chris Anderson Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	33.91133, -78.71514	16.5
72.1	Danny Knight Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	33.89871, -78.83990	8.4
80.5	Reaves Ferry Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	33.85061, -78.89790	5.6
86.1	Lees Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	33.84531, -78.97730	8.6
94.7	Conway Marina About 0.15 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	33.82899, -79.04478	end

Data notes: The NHDPlus line for this river has 1 break, so distances across a break may run short. 1 access point is more than 0.1 mi from the mapped line; its river mile is where it meets the line.

Sources: river line and lengths from NHDPlus V2 via EPA WATERS (lengths scaled to each reach's published length); access points from NC Wildlife Boating Access Areas, OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), SC DNR Public Water Access. Only access points in our launch data are shown, so there may be others. Check access, dams and conditions before you go.

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