In case anyone else was wondering- all of Chopawamsic Creek will be out of play for most of us as well, even though it appears to still be open on the map that was provided. I sent an email to the two contacts listed stating that the back of Chopawamsic Creek appeared to be open to the public, however the area to enter the creek is restricted. I wanted to know if boaters would be allowed to operate in the area past the bridges by way of the Potomac River (meaning someone would access Chopawamsic Creek by boating through the restricted area).
I received the following response;
“Entry to Chopawamsic Creek from the waters of the Potomac River will be
prohibited and access to the creek will be provided at the ramp just past the
bridges. Access to the ramp may require approval by Marine Corps Base
Quantico.”
Even though technically its still open to the public, they’ve cut off access to almost all of us. To me its like they created a lake with one access point- the ramp just past the bridges. I appreciate that they feel they need all of this area for security reasons but they sure did take away a big section of the river.
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