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PAN Access Advisory Goose
Creek, VA, at VA 611
by Bing Garthright,
301-330-1225, August 2004
The VA 611 bridge
is now a most uncomfortable access point.
There’s only room to park a single vehicle on the downstream
right side, while traffic zooms close by at 60 miles an hour.
There used to be a good gravel road here, from the shoulder of
VA 611 down to the creek bank and turning downstream to parallel the
creek. Unfortunately, the
road has not been maintained and has washed out. Even most 4-wheel drive vehicles would
risk damage in attempting it.
From the single parking spot on the shoulder of VA 611, it’s
an easy 50-yard carry to the water.
All other spots within ˝ mile of the bridge are either inaccessible
or have glaring “No Parking” signs that suggest hostile towing possibilities. Don’t try to unload or load more than
a single vehicle at a time at VA 611.
PLEASE NOTE:
Private owners and organizations never invite paddlers to use
their land. Most are kind
enough to tolerate it. Just
as we paddle at our own risk, we use advisories, parking spaces, and
access sites at our own risk |