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Rappahannock River access points and trip distances, Virginia

7 access points (7 public) along 84.7 river miles of the Rappahannock 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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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 mileAccessLatitude, longitudeTo next (river mi)
0.0Kelly's Ford
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38.47704, -77.78069 24.3
24.3Motts Run
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38.31362, -77.54064 7.2
31.5City Docks
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38.29653, -77.45313 18.7
50.2Hopyard Landing
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38.24426, -77.22582 10.6
60.9Boat ramp near Goldenvale Creek
Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally.
About 0.14 mi from the mapped river line.
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38.17355, -77.19026 0.1
60.9Port Royal Landing
About 0.13 mi from the mapped river line.
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38.17266, -77.18866 23.8
84.7Carter's Wharf
About 0.13 mi from the mapped river line.
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38.07134, -76.92387 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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