Virginia Lakes with Boat Ramps
Virginia has 16 lakes with at least one public boat ramp, totaling 38 launch sites we track. Smith Mountain Lake has the most, with 22 ramps alone.
Average of 2.4 boat ramps per lake.
We currently list 16 of the 40 lakes we've identified in Virginia. Additional lakes will appear as more counties complete the verification process.
Top Lakes
The 8 lakes with the most public boat ramps we track in Virginia.
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All Virginia Lakes with Boat Ramps
All 16 Virginia lakes with public boat ramps are listed below. Lakes are sorted alphabetically by default, or you can reorder them by number of launch sites. Click any lake to view detailed ramp locations, maps, launch information and available facilities.
Good · Fair · Poor - EPA water quality assessment, shown only where every ramp on that lake falls within the same watershed.
| Lake | Boat ramps | Counties |
|---|---|---|
| Albemarle Lake | 1 | 1 |
| Amelia County Lake | 1 | 1 |
| Brunswick County Lake | 1 | 1 |
| Burke Lake | 1 | 1 |
| Horsepen Lake | 1 | 1 |
| Lake Brittle | 1 | 1 |
| Lake Caroline | 2 | 1 |
| Lake Chesdin | 1 | 1 |
| Lake Gaston | 1 | 1 |
| Lake Monticello | 1 | 1 |
| Lake Pelham | 1 | 1 |
| Mt. Run Lake | 1 | 1 |
| Smith Mountain Lake | 22 | 2 |
| Stonehouse Lake | 1 | 1 |
| Thrasher's Lake | 1 | 1 |
| Wheatlands Lake | 1 | 1 |
Other waterway types in Virginia
Lakes aren't the only way ramps are organized here - browse another type below.