Messick Boat Ramp
Messick Boat Ramp is a public access point in Poquoson city, Virginia, providing access to Back River. It sits within the Back River-Lower Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Sourced from Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources . Last checked against the source on July 7, 2026.
Boat ramps on Back River
We track 2 public boat ramps on Back River, 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 Messick Boat Ramp does — they're listed here in order of distance from this ramp.
- Fox Hill 2.5 mi away
Other boat ramps in Poquoson city
Poquoson city tracks 3 public boat ramps in total, spread across several different rivers, creeks and lakes — not just Back River. 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 Messick Boat Ramp or leads somewhere completely different.
- Messick Back River less than 0.1 mi away
- Whitehouse Cove Marina Whitehouse Cove 3.3 mi away
- York Haven Marina Bennett Creek 3.5 mi away