Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mouth Of Wilson Access VA DWR - Grayson Co. - hand launch | Access / boat ramp | 36.58529, -81.31430 | Uppermost Virginia access, near the North Carolina line. Hand launch. |
| 2 | Bridle Creek Access VA DWR - Grayson Co. - hand launch | Access / boat ramp | 36.59588, -81.24232 | Hand launch, Grayson County. |
| 3 | Independence Access VA DWR - Grayson Co. - hand launch | Access / boat ramp | 36.57222, -81.15238 | Hand launch near Independence. |
| 4 | Baywood Access VA DWR - Grayson Co. - hand launch | Access / boat ramp | 36.61379, -81.04574 | Hand launch at Baywood - a common top for the Grayson County float. |
| 5 | Riverside Access VA DWR - Grayson Co. - hand launch | Access / boat ramp | 36.67265, -81.02222 | Hand launch, Grayson County. |
| 6 | Oldtown Access VA DWR - Grayson Co. - hand launch | Access / boat ramp | 36.68128, -80.97354 | Hand launch below Riverside. |
| 7 | Byllesby Pool Access VA DWR - Carroll Co. - 1 ramp | Access / boat ramp | 36.77386, -80.93685 | Ramp on the Byllesby impoundment, Carroll County. |
| 8 | Loafers Rest Access VA DWR - Carroll Co. - hand launch | Access / boat ramp | 36.81599, -80.94630 | Hand launch below Byllesby Dam. |
| 9 | Ivanhoe Access VA DWR - Carroll Co. - hand launch | Access / boat ramp | 36.82227, -80.94915 | Hand launch at Ivanhoe. |
| 10 | Austinville Access VA DWR - Wythe Co. - 1 ramp | Access / boat ramp | 36.85390, -80.91846 | Ramp at Austinville, Wythe County. |
| 11 | Claytor Dam Access VA DWR - Montgomery Co. - 1 ramp | Access / boat ramp | 37.08860, -80.57890 | Ramp immediately below Claytor Dam - the tailwater put-in. Flows here are release-driven. |
| 12 | Riverview Park Landing Access VA DWR - Radford - 1 ramp | Access / boat ramp | 37.10731, -80.59170 | Ramp at Radford, at the USGS gauge. |
| 13 | New River at Radford USGS 03171000 - real-time stage and flow | USGS gauge | 37.14179, -80.56922 | Roster gauge for this water, below Claytor Dam. The whole tailwater reads off it. |
| 14 | Peppers Ferry Access VA DWR - Pulaski Co. - 1 ramp | Access / boat ramp | 37.16119, -80.55250 | Ramp below Radford, Pulaski County. |
| 15 | Whitethorne Access VA DWR - Montgomery Co. - 1 ramp | Access / boat ramp | 37.19848, -80.56540 | Ramp at Whitethorne, Montgomery County. |
| 16 | Snidow Park Landing Access VA DWR - Giles Co. - hand launch | Access / boat ramp | 37.31473, -80.64261 | Hand launch at Pembroke, Giles County. |
| 17 | Whitt-Riverbend Access VA DWR - Giles Co. - 1 ramp | Access / boat ramp | 37.32321, -80.68249 | Ramp at Riverbend, Giles County. |
| 18 | Bluff City Access VA DWR - Giles Co. - 1 ramp | Access / boat ramp | 37.33952, -80.75734 | Ramp above Narrows. |
| 19 | Narrows Access VA DWR - Giles Co. - hand launch | Access / boat ramp | 37.33679, -80.81062 | Hand launch at Narrows, where the river cuts through the ridge. |
| 20 | Rich Creek Access VA DWR - Giles Co. - hand launch | Access / boat ramp | 37.36843, -80.81934 | Hand launch below Narrows. |
| 21 | Glen Lyn Access VA DWR - Giles Co. - hand launch | Access / boat ramp | 37.37184, -80.85825 | Lowest Virginia access, just above the West Virginia line. |
Gauge: USGS 03171000 — NEW RIVER AT RADFORD, VA. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Muskellunge, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye
Regulations: dwr.virginia.gov/fishing/regulations/
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.