Hales Ford Boat Ramp
Hales Ford Boat Ramp is a public access point in Bedford County, Virginia, providing access to Smith Mountain Lake. It sits within the Bettys Creek-Smith Mountain Lake watershed.
Sourced from Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources . Last checked against the source on July 7, 2026.
Boat ramps on Smith Mountain Lake
We track 9 public boat ramps on Smith Mountain Lake, including this one. If you're planning to spend your time on a different stretch of the water, one of the launch points below may put you closer to where you're actually headed than Hales Ford Boat Ramp does — they're listed here in order of distance from this ramp.
- Waterwheel Marina 0.2 mi away
- Harbor Trail 0.3 mi away
- Webster Marine Center 0.6 mi away
- Oak Grove 0.9 mi away
- Halesford Harbor 1.1 mi away
- Hannabass Campground 2.4 mi away
- Bayside Marina and Yacht Club 2.8 mi away
- Indian Point 2.8 mi away
Other boat ramps in Bedford County
Bedford County tracks 14 public boat ramps in total, spread across several different rivers, creeks and lakes — not just Smith Mountain Lake. Each one below shows which waterbody it's on, so you can tell at a glance whether it actually connects to the same water as Hales Ford Boat Ramp or leads somewhere completely different.
- Hales Ford Smith Mountain Lake less than 0.1 mi away
- Waterwheel Marina Smith Mountain Lake 0.2 mi away
- Harbor Trail Smith Mountain Lake 0.3 mi away
- Webster Marine Center Smith Mountain Lake 0.6 mi away
- Halesford Harbor Smith Mountain Lake 1.1 mi away
- Hannabass Campground Smith Mountain Lake 2.4 mi away