Boat Ramps on the Potomac River
57 boat ramps4 states
The Potomac River crosses 4 states, with 57 public boat ramps stretching across roughly 123 miles. Maryland has the most access (28 ramps), followed by Virginia with 20. Of the 57, 3 have a confirmed launch fee; the rest are free or unconfirmed.
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Maryland
28 boat ramps on the Potomac River
Big Slackwater
MD DNR
Brunswick
Brunswick
MD DNR
Brunswick Riverside Park
Brunswick
USGS
C&O Canal - Four Locks
Big Spring
MD DNR
C&O Canal - Hancock
Hancock
MD DNR
C&O Canal - Little Orleans
Little Orleans
MD DNR
C&O Canal - Snyders Landing
MD DNR
Green Ridge State Forest - Bonds Landing
MD DNR
Mallows Bay
USGS
Marshall Hall
USGS
Nolands Ferry
MD DNR
Pennyfield Lock
Travilah
MD DNR
Piney Point Lighthouse Museum and Park
Piney Point
FeeMD DNR
Point of Rocks
Point of Rocks
USGS
Potomac River - Dargan/Shinham
Dargan
MD DNR
Potomac River - Edwards
Lansdowne
MD DNR
Potomac River - Lander
MD DNR
Potomac River - McCoys
MD DNR
Potomac River - Spring Gap
Spring Gap
MD DNR
Potomac River - Whites Ferry
FeeMD DNR
Seneca Creek Park
Darnestown
MD DNR
Taylors Landing
Mercersville
MD DNR
Williamsport
Williamsport
MD DNR
5 more ramps
Mapped but not yet named. Check the satellite view to see what’s there.
Virginia
20 boat ramps on the Potomac River
Belle Haven boat launch
Belle Haven
FeeOSM
Canoe Boat Launch
Cherry Hill
OSM
Canoe Launch
OSM
Coles Point
VA DWR
Daingerfield Island Sailing Club
Alexandria
USGS
Gravelly Point
Arlington
USGS
Gravelly Point Boat Ramp
Arlington
USGS
McKimmey (Point of Rocks)
Point of Rocks
USGS
12 more ramps
District of Columbia
5 boat ramps on the Potomac River
3 more ramps
West Virginia
4 boat ramps on the Potomac River