Ancarrow’s Landing / Manchester Slave Dock
Large concrete ramp for motor boats (enough for 150 trailers). Historic slave trail and dock. Popular, busy fishing area. Wooded trail connects to Floodwall Walk. Ancarrow’s Landing is a boat landing and fishing spot that is one of the area’s most valuable historic sites. It is the place where William Byrd is believed to have established Richmond when he set up his trading post. Later, slave ships docked there in the 1700s and 1800s. It became known as Ancarrow’s Landing because it also was the home of Newton Ancarrow’s speedboat-manufacturing company. To reach Ancarrow's landing, take I-95 to the Maury Street exit. Head east on Maury and follow road around municipal sewage plant. Follow signs to parking area on left. Parking is available for 200 cars.
Deep Bottom Park and Boat Landing
Deep Bottom Park features two concrete boat ramps for access to the James River and a canoe launch on Four Mile Creek. Picnic facilities and fishing are also available at this site. The boat ramps are available twenty-four hours a day to launch and retrieve boats. The park grounds are open from dawn to dusk. South (8) of Seven Pines on Deep Bottom Road. 9525 Deep Bottom Rd
Dutch Gap Launch
Concrete Ramp Directions: I-95 East to Rt 10 (.2); L on Rt 732 (2); R on Rt 615 (1) 441 Coxendale Road Chester, VA 23836
Huguenot Woods Flatwater
Flat water access for canoes and innertubes. Excellent fishing upstream at Bosher's Dam. Riverside trails lead to fishing sites downstream. Parking - 39 spaces. When you cross the Hugenot, take 1st right down the hill, take a left at Riverside, take right on Southampton (.2) dead end. Closed after dark.
Morris Creek at Chickahominy Wildlife Management Area
Morris Creek is a good largemouth stream and also provides excellent fishing for crappie and catfish, including channel, blue and white. Many of the smaller tributaries are also productive. The species mentioned above also occur in the Chickahominy River as it passes the management area. Additionally, the river often provides good fishing for striped bass and yellow perch. Parking areas are located along routes 623 and 621 as well as along some of the interior roads. An excellent public boat ramp on Morris Creek gives boating and fishing access to the creek and the Chickahominy and James Rivers. Directions: State route 5 eight miles east of Charles City Courthouse, at Rustic. 12510 Eagles Nest Road Charles City, VA
14th Street Launch
pic below shows all of the kayak launches on the james. Easy picture to use to figure out where you want to go in the urban area of James River.
For paddling access. Take 14th Street south from the MCV/Broad Street area. Go south past Main Street, Cary St., past La Difference and over the canal walk. As you approach the flood wall get in the left lane. As you go through the flood wall take an IMMEDIATE left inside the flood wall on the paved road. Follow this about 50 yards to the parking/access area, located on the North shore of the river east of the 14th St. bridge.
Reedy Creek Launch
Canoe launch area with parking for 15 cars. James River Park System Headquarters is here. Restrooms and a drinking fountain at the park headquarters are rarely open except for special programs.
U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery
11110 Kimages Road
The Fish Hatchery is a 440-acre site, bordering Route 5. Its 90-acre lake is accessible to fishing and boating. A Nature Trail winds along Herring Creek through mixed hardwoods. Visits to this Virginia Birding and Wildlife trail site may yield views of numerous woodland songbirds and dragonflies.
Amenities include a boat ramp, handicap accessible fishing piers, picnic areas, a Nature Trail, and a Visitor Center. For information call 804-829-2421.
Swift Creek Reservoir(Woolridge Rd. Midlothian)
The Swift Creek Reservoir was constructed in 1965 as a public water supply for Chesterfield County. The 12 million gallon per day capacity Addison-Evans Water Treatment and Laboratory Facility provides on average 7.5 million gallons per day of drinking water to the County. The reservoir is a 1700-acre impoundment containing approximately 5.2 billion gallons of water. The Swift Creek Reservoir Watershed is located in the northwest part of the county and encompasses 61.9 square miles. Its headwaters are located in Powhatan County. The watershed is divided into the following subwatersheds, based on its tributary streams:
o Little Tomahawk Creek
o Tomahawk Creek
o Turkey Creek/Swift Creek
o Otterdale Creek
o Horsepen Creek/Blackman Creek/Deep Creek
o West Branch
o Dry Creek
o Fuqua Creek
Rt. 106 Launch Narrow portion of Chicahominy River
GPS = 37.470363, -77.138357
Turn South off of Rt 60. (williamsburg Rd.) onto Rt. 106 (Roxbury Rd.). Go about a mile and you'll see the bridge with a wayside to the right. At launch, paddling right takes you to Chicahominy River. If you're mapquesting, it's kind of near the blue star motel on Rt. 60. A little bit of current but not enough to scare away a newbie kayaker. Bass, Smallmouth, Pike, Bream, Catfish according to the locals. Nice and only about 20 minutes from Richmond Airport.
Osborne Landing (James River)
Nice public boat launch. Plenty of parking and a nice paddle as well. Lots of docks if you paddle to the right from the ramp, also if you paddle right, about 1/4 mile on the left is a nice inlet if you need to get out of the wind or boat traffic and fish some old tugboats. If your leaving the inlet and paddle to the center of the james, there's a 40 ft. hole dead center of the river. Great for cats.
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