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Ancarrow's Landing Boat Ramp. Photo: David Broad, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Ancarrow's Landing Boat Ramp

Kayak spot · United States

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

98Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

3 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 97 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
6kn
Air
18°C
Rain
0 mm

Tue 3 · 100 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
20°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 100 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 99 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
16kn
Air
24°C
Rain
0.9 mm

Fri 6 · 100 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
11kn
Air
23°C
Rain
0.6 mm

Sat 7 · 87 out of 100

Wind
6 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
16°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 91 out of 100

Wind
4 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
14°C
Rain
0 mm

Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 196, good
  2. Mon 297, good
  3. Tue 3100, good
  4. Wed 4100, good
  5. Thu 599, good
  6. Fri 6100, good
  7. Sat 787, good
  8. Sun 891, good
  9. Mon 987, good
  10. Tue 1061, good

The spot in one fact

  • Flat waterthe water

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.

Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Ancarrow's Landing Boat Ramp
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov96, good4 kn11kn18°C0 mm
Mon 2Nov97, good1 kn6kn18°C0 mm
Tue 3Nov100, good4 kn11kn20°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov100, good4 kn11kn22°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov99, good4 kn16kn24°C0.9 mm
Fri 6Nov100, good4 kn11kn23°C0.6 mm
Sat 7Nov87, good6 kn22kn16°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov91, good4 kn10kn14°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov87, good4 kn12kn13°C12 mm
Tue 10Nov61, good10 kn18kntoo gusty11°C11.1 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. The river's level is under In the water. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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Photos of Ancarrow's Landing Boat Ramp

Gillie Creek in Fulton Bottom
Near Ancarrow's Landing Boat Ramp. Photo: Packer1028, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

More kayaking near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Ancarrow's Landing Boat Ramp

A launch on the James River. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. None within 10 km, the nearest 43 km away. The town to stay in is Richmond. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot, 1 climbing area and 1 mountain bike area.

  • River James River
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire None within 10 km, the nearest 43 km away.

Spots and rivers: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Whitewater sections © Rivermap (rivermap.org), Riverzone and Jonathan Riddell, ODbL.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,070–US$1,940 each

about US$1,070–US$1,940 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, kayak hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to RIC, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$147–US$308
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$27–US$40
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$348–US$583
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$201–US$375
Totalabout US$1,070–US$1,940

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Richmond

Closest

Richmond

4 min by car · 47 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 47 places to stay in Richmond · Booking.com

About Richmond its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 4h 15m

About 4h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → RIC, direct, then 30 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

River level

Gauge at JAMES RIVER NEAR RICHMOND, VA, 14 km upstream: 29.7 m³/s, very low for November (updated 3 h ago). Low.

Bands are this gauge's own record: under its usual low, running, high, and in flood on its few highest days a year. Not a runnable range for the section: check before you go. River levels in the United States: U.S. Geological Survey (public domain). Credits

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 25 km.

Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits