Penhook #9 Boat Ramp
Penhook #9 Boat Ramp is a public access point in Franklin County, Virginia, providing access to Smith Mountain Lake. It sits within the Bull Run-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 Penhook #9 Boat Ramp does — they're listed here in order of distance from this ramp.
- Anthony Ford #4 2.3 mi away
- Marina Point Lane 2.4 mi away
- Scruggs #8 3.4 mi away
- Parkway Marina 3.4 mi away
- Crazy Horse Marina 3.9 mi away
- Gills Creek 3.9 mi away
- Smith Mountain Lake 4.1 mi away
- Mitchell's Point Marina 4.9 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 Penhook #9 Boat Ramp or leads somewhere completely different.
- Penhook #9 Smith Mountain Lake less than 0.1 mi away
- Marina Point Lane Smith Mountain Lake 2.4 mi away
- Scruggs #8 Smith Mountain Lake 3.4 mi away
- Crazy Horse Marina Smith Mountain Lake 3.9 mi away
- Gills Creek Smith Mountain Lake 3.9 mi away
- Magnum Point Marina Smith Mountain Lake 5.4 mi away