Gills Creek Boat Ramp
Gills Creek Boat Ramp is a semi-private access point in Franklin County, Virginia, providing access to Smith Mountain Lake. It sits within the Gills Creek watershed.
Sourced from U.S. Geological Survey . 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 Gills Creek Boat Ramp does — they're listed here in order of distance from this ramp.
- Scruggs #8 0.6 mi away
- Crazy Horse Marina 1.8 mi away
- Marina Point Lane 1.9 mi away
- Magnum Point Marina 3.5 mi away
- Bayside Marina and Yacht Club 3.6 mi away
- Penhook #9 3.9 mi away
- Road 888 4.8 mi away
- Parkway Marina 5 mi away
Other boat ramps in Franklin County
Franklin County tracks 12 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 Gills Creek Boat Ramp or leads somewhere completely different.
- Gills Creek Smith Mountain Lake less than 0.1 mi away
- Scruggs #8 Smith Mountain Lake 0.6 mi away
- Crazy Horse Marina Smith Mountain Lake 1.8 mi away
- Marina Point Lane Smith Mountain Lake 1.9 mi away
- Magnum Point Marina Smith Mountain Lake 3.5 mi away
- Bayside Marina and Yacht Club Smith Mountain Lake 3.6 mi away