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New River access points and trip distances, Virginia

61 access points (60 public) along 251.5 river miles of the New 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: New River Near Galax, Va
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Access points in river order

River mileAccessLatitude, longitudeTo next (river mi)
0.0Mouth of Wilson
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36.58530, -81.31430 5.7
5.7Bridle Creek
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36.59589, -81.24232 10.2
15.9Independence
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36.57222, -81.15239 11.3
27.3Baywood
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36.61380, -81.04575 8.1
35.4Riverside
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36.67265, -81.02222 6.0
41.4Oldtown
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36.68128, -80.97354 11.4
52.8Byllesby Pool
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36.77387, -80.93685 4.8
57.6Loafers Rest
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36.81600, -80.94630 0.5
58.1Ivanhoe
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36.82228, -80.94915 4.8
62.8Austinville
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36.85391, -80.91847 4.5
67.3Boat ramp near Shorts Creek
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36.88300, -80.86095 0.6
67.9Boat ramp (west ramp)
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36.88862, -80.85511 6.3
74.2Boat ramp (west ramp)
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36.92013, -80.80563 5.4
79.6Allisonia
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36.94497, -80.73181 6.1
85.6Boat ramp near Sloan Branch
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36.98825, -80.72319 2.6
88.3Boat ramp (west ramp)
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37.00340, -80.68558 12.5
100.8Boat ramp near Little River
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37.08472, -80.57778 0.3
101.0Claytor Dam
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37.08860, -80.57890 1.5
102.5Riverview Park Landing
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37.10732, -80.59170 3.5
106.1boat ramp near Connellys Run
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37.14341, -80.56212 5.4
111.4Peppers Ferry
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37.16120, -80.55250 8.3
119.7Whitethorne
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37.19848, -80.56540 6.0
125.8Paddle put-in near Norris Run (south ramp)
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37.23494, -80.61066 0.7
126.4Paddle put-in near Norris Run (north ramp)
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37.24434, -80.60475 3.5
129.9Ingles Landing
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37.28569, -80.61681 0.3
130.2Boat ramp (west ramp)
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37.28990, -80.61573 5.6
135.8Snidow Park Landing
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37.31473, -80.64262 2.4
138.2Whitt-Riverbend
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37.32322, -80.68250 8.4
146.6Bluff City
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37.33953, -80.75734 3.7
150.3Narrows
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37.33679, -80.81063 2.3
152.6Rich Creek
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37.36844, -80.81934 3.7
156.3Glen Lyn
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37.37185, -80.85825 8.6
164.9Shanklins Ferry Campground Upper
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37.44363, -80.84826 3.0
167.9Shanklins Ferry Campground Lower
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37.47514, -80.87173 3.2
171.2Cedar Branch Campground
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37.50146, -80.84972 1.7
172.9Indian Creek (Campground)
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37.51338, -80.84236 0.8
173.7Indian Creek (Lawson's)
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37.52317, -80.85003 0.8
174.5Indian Creek (Dickinson’s)
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37.53125, -80.86089 2.9
177.3Bull Falls Campground
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37.54111, -80.91122 2.9
180.2Bluestone Lake (Bertha Campground)
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37.57012, -80.87746 6.5
186.7Bluestone Lake Tailwaters
About 0.11 mi from the mapped river line.
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37.64380, -80.88380 0.5
187.2Bellepoint
About 0.13 mi from the mapped river line.
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37.65208, -80.88523 4.0
191.3Boat ramp near Tug Creek
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37.69628, -80.88301 0.1
191.4Tug Creek River Access
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37.69737, -80.88472 1.8
193.2Camp Brookside
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37.72199, -80.89141 0.1
193.3Brooke Falls
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37.72289, -80.89509 4.2
197.5Sandstone Rec Area
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37.76048, -80.90008 1.0
198.5Sandstone East
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37.77316, -80.89206 2.3
200.8Meadow Creek River Access
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37.79622, -80.92187 0.9
201.8Meadow Creek Access
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37.80956, -80.92458 5.5
207.3Mouth of Glade Creek
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37.82939, -81.01462 4.4
211.7Grandview Sandbar
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37.85708, -81.05374 2.1
213.8McCreery
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37.84907, -81.09188 7.1
220.9Thayer Access Point
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37.90186, -81.03224 3.7
224.6Stone Cliff
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37.93347, -81.06320 1.7
226.3Thurmond
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37.95369, -81.07601 7.1
233.4Cunard River Access Road
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37.99919, -81.02261 6.7
240.1Boat ramp near Wolf Creek
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38.06544, -81.07876 0.2
240.3Fayette River Access Private marina or resort
Fee not verified; private sites usually charge, check with the site owner.
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38.06724, -81.08178 4.5
244.8Hawks Nest State Park
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38.11854, -81.11976 6.7
251.5Boat ramp near Laurel Branch
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About 0.11 mi from the mapped river line.
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38.15598, -81.18451 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, WV DNR Public Fishing Access Sites. 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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