VDWR's access file puts 1 public site on Purgatory Creek, spread over the counties it runs through. The nearest town we map is Roanoke, 26.1 miles from the river's midpoint in a straight line, with the water north-east of the town.
| Town | Distance | Direction to the river |
|---|---|---|
| Roanoke | 26.1 mi | north-east |
| Waynesboro | 54.3 mi | south-west |
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.
| Site | Type | River mile | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buchanan | access | 0.0 | Botetourt |
0 walk-in, 0 launches, from VDWR's own access file. River mile is measured up from the mouth along this river's drawn axis.
Purgatory Creek — live water temperature, regulations and access