James River access points and trip distances, Virginia

48 access points (45 public) along 251.2 river miles of the James River in Virginia. 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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River conditions: James River Near Richmond, Va
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Access points in river order

River mile	Access	Latitude, longitude	To next (river mi)
0.0	Irongate Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.77373, -79.78268	14.2
14.2	Craig Creek Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.64566, -79.81440	13.4
27.6	Horseshoe Bend Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.58910, -79.72784	3.5
31.1	Springwood Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.54803, -79.74263	4.8
35.9	Buchanan Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.52999, -79.67941	5.9
41.8	Arcadia Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.55482, -79.63704	15.1
56.9	Glasgow Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.62379, -79.44542	0.0
56.9	Locher Landing About 0.11 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.62472, -79.44445	4.6
61.5	Snowden About 0.10 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.59686, -79.38941	5.7
67.2	Reed Creek Landing Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.52469, -79.34985	10.4
77.6	Boat ramp near Widemouth Creek Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.49227, -79.22161	7.5
85.1	Public Canoe Launch Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.41837, -79.13954	0.1
85.2	Boat ramp near Blackwater Creek (north ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.41752, -79.13776	0.1
85.3	Boat ramp near Blackwater Creek (north ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.41611, -79.13675	0.3
85.7	Boat ramp near Blackwater Creek (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)	37.41188, -79.13470	9.5
95.2	Joshua Falls Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.41931, -79.04058	19.8
115.0	Bent Creek Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.53558, -78.82762	9.1
124.1	Boat ramp near Tye River Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.63478, -78.81129	5.4
129.5	Wingina Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.63601, -78.71989	2.7
132.1	Midway Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.66931, -78.71469	3.4
135.6	Boat ramp near Slater Branch Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.69833, -78.68820	0.5
136.1	Boat ramp (west ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.69673, -78.67945	0.7
136.8	Boat ramp near Sycamore Creek Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.68932, -78.67038	5.9
142.7	Howardsville Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.73308, -78.64523	8.0
150.7	Boat ramp (west ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.75858, -78.51256	0.0
150.7	Boat ramp (west ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.75693, -78.51187	3.4
154.1	Scottsville Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.79701, -78.49324	0.1
154.2	Scottsville Boat Ramp Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.79758, -78.49056	6.4
160.7	Hardware River About 0.12 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.74027, -78.40782	6.6
167.3	New Canton Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.70966, -78.29986	0.6
167.9	Boat ramp near Holman Creek Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.70798, -78.28815	9.2
177.1	Columbia Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.74941, -78.16276	9.1
186.2	Cartersville Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.66943, -78.08684	4.9
191.1	West View Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.64256, -78.01037	7.5
198.6	Boat ramp near Three Square Creek (south ramp) Private marina or resort Fee not verified; private sites usually charge, check with the site owner. Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.67639, -77.94849	0.4
198.9	Boat ramp near Three Square Creek (north ramp) Private marina or resort Fee not verified; private sites usually charge, check with the site owner. Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.68037, -77.94487	1.7
200.6	Boat ramp near Little Creek Private marina or resort Fee not verified; private sites usually charge, check with the site owner. Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.69173, -77.91947	2.7
203.2	Beaumont Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.66447, -77.89042	0.2
203.4	Canoe Slip Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.66526, -77.88663	12.4
215.8	Watkins Landing Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.58830, -77.71292	4.2
220.1	Robious Landing Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.55921, -77.64734	5.7
225.8	Huguenot Bridge Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.56050, -77.54581	6.4
232.2	Tredegar Boat Ramp Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.53443, -77.44587	0.8
232.9	14th St Takeout Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.53110, -77.43224	1.1
234.1	Ancarrow's Landing Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.51987, -77.41871	10.2
244.2	Osborne Pike Landing Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.40093, -77.38585	1.6
245.8	Dutch Gap Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.38201, -77.37668	5.4
251.2	Deep Bottom Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	37.40716, -77.30541	end

Data notes: 3 access points are 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 OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Virginia DWR Boating 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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