Reviews: Deep Creek Bulkhead (Chesapeake, VA)

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Deep Creek Bulkhead (Chesapeake, VA)

Deep Creek, VA
Dismal Swamp Canal 11.2

Lat / Lon: N 36° 44.452' / W 076° 20.691'

3.50

(6)

3.50 out of 5 stars

Review for Deep Creek Bulkhead (Chesapeake, VA)

Reviewed by: Captain Gene on Oct 30, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 39'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 4

October 18 2023 stopped here to make a short walk to Food Lion again. Arby's and Auto-zone close also if needed. This year construction going on so it was noisy but that is not the normal. This is our normal stop to get groceries as we migrate North and South yearly. We do not stay overnight here. Four star for convenience of the stop. Make sure to only pull in at the bulkhead only as a short way in channel are rocks near the shoreline. Bulkhead is about 70' with cleats to tie to.

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Review for Deep Creek Bulkhead (Chesapeake, VA)

Reviewed by: Scott A Westwood, Aphrodisiac, on Apr 21, 2023
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 32'
Draft: 4.3'

Rating: 4

Get here early enough before the bridge opening to run to Food Lion grocery a block away. Never reached anybody at bridge/lock by phone. Ch13 radio as we approached. Very friendly and helpful once in contact.
Great place to stay at night for first opening but expect car noise until later in evening.

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Review for Deep Creek Bulkhead (Chesapeake, VA)

Reviewed by: Bruce Krizmanic, S/V Inspiration, on Aug 30, 2022
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 39'
Draft: 4.7'

Rating: 4

Stopped here for the 8:30 lock the next day. Auto Zone, Food Lion, Arby's and 7-11 are short walks from the bulkhead. There was some noise from the traffic crossing the bridge, but it died down early.

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Review for Deep Creek Bulkhead (Chesapeake, VA)

Reviewed by: Kathy Kehoe Lee on Aug 11, 2021
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 42'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 2

Great place to stop for provisioning. Not a great place to spend the night. Lots of traffic noise. Provision here then go to Elizabeth dock.

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Review for Deep Creek Bulkhead (Chesapeake, VA)

Reviewed by: Sandra Kay on Nov 11, 2018
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 40'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 3

We've been through the Deep Creek Lock and Dismal Swamp Canal, but never noticed this dock and park. Needing to go to a local birthday party for our youngest great grandson and missing the first lock opening, we pulled into the Elizabeth Dock for the first time. In-and-out and on-and-off was easy. There were other boaters here, too. While the lock is operating believe you can use their facilities. The lock master enjoys the boaters and is a practiced local historian. Robert gathers the boaters first thing in the morning providing coffee and pastries for a 8 am coordination meeting, so everyone knows the morning locking / bridge operating process, as he also finds out the number of boaters leaving, staying a second day, and those projected to be heading north and south (above and below the Lock / Bridge). This exercise and operation is interesting and worth a day if you have it to stay over an extra day.

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Review for Deep Creek Bulkhead (Chesapeake, VA)

Reviewed by: John Rockwell on Apr 25, 2018
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 40'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 4

Lousy ambiance. But it's one of the only places on the ICW with a grocery store (Food Lion) and auto parts store (Auto Zone) across the street. Plan on arriving before the bridge opening to take advantage of this stop.

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