BirdTroutOpen the map How to get to the German River, Virginia
No site in VDWR's access file falls on the German River, so the way in is public ground and road crossings rather than a marked landing. 1 block of public land fronts the German River, and 4.6 of its 14.1 mapped miles run through it. The nearest town we map is Waynesboro, 45.1 miles from the river's midpoint in a straight line, with the water north of the town.
Nearest towns
| Town | Distance | Direction to the river |
|---|---|---|
| Waynesboro | 45.1 mi | north |
Straight-line distance from the river's midpoint, and the direction you would travel from the town to reach it. The roads are not mapped here, so there is no drive time — a travel time nobody measured is the kind of number that gets somebody lost.
Public land on the water
- George Washington National Forest — U.S. Forest Service, 4.64 mi of this river, 990,027 acres in all
Ownership from PAD-US as the state publishes it. Where a block has its own page, the name links to it. The river miles are how far this river's drawn axis runs inside each block, measured here; the acreage is the whole unit's, most of which is nowhere near this water.
More about German River
German River — live water temperature, regulations and access
- Is the German River good for brook trout?
- When to fish the German River, Virginia
- German River fishing report
- German River fishing regulations