jocojr

So we are new to the area, actually live in Culpeper with the boat on the trailer. But I was wondering whats the closes launch to get on the Potomac to Fredericksburg, VA. Looking at a map its seems the closest ramps are in Colonial Beach... is there anything closer?

Mucho Thanks,
Joe

nanjemoycat

Fairview Beach or Quntico (sp) not sure of a ramp though check your map.

H20man

Hope Springs Marina, on Aquia Creek, has a public launch ramp. About a 2 mile run to the Potomac. Hope Springs is off of I95 at Exit 140, State Route 630. Then you are off to Fairview or Colonial Beach. Dahlgren has a marina on the Machodoc, not sure if you access it through the Navy facility or not. It is a little closer than Colonial Beach, don't know if it has a ramp.

jocojr

Hey thanks for everyone help... Hope Springs looks like a good place.... Do you know if there is any marina off the creek thats is a little south of Aquia?

bigring

Fairview Beach has a ramp & marina, but not sure what their ramp fee is.... $25 per launch? Hope springs is $20....or a 1 year ramp pass is $200. There is a marina @ hope springs & another next to it, the next closest marina south is fairview, then there are a couple near Colonial Beach.
There is a much smaller marina just north of Hope springs for $15/launch.....Willow Landing, but it is "shallow run" and not much parking.