Alert:
BoatingThe Potomac River as it flows past the wooded banks of Riverbend Park is a scene of beauty with forested banks and islands. The island network in the area offers opportunities to view wildlife. Every season offers something new. Visitors enjoy canoeing, kayaking, or fishing from small jon boats in this strecth. Water skiing, jet skis, big boats and tubes are NOT permitted in this shallow rocky section of the river. NO whitewater occurs in this section of the river.
BE AWARE! There is a dangerous dam one mile down river from the boat ramp. A line of white buoys marks the danger area above the dam. All boaters must not pass buoys. Swimming is prohibited in the river!
KNOW THE RIVER! Below is a link to NOAA's website with updated levels for the Potomac River watershed. Little Falls which appears in the lower right of the map is the closest recorded river level to Riverbend Park. When Little Falls reaches a level of 4.6 Riverbend Park's boat ramp is closed. Our ramp is closed at approximately 3.0 feet on our gauge.
When the river level is within the DANGEROUS (RED) level on our boat ramp, the river is unsafe for boating.