A valid Virginia saltwater fishing license required. The park offers guided canoe trips during the summer season. A new ramp is available for the motor boaters and cartop launch area for canoes, kayaks and windsails. Boaters are encouraged to visit by way of water. The motor boat area offers a picnic shelter, grills and restrooms.
Docking is permitted during daylight hours.
Controlling water depth at the mouth of Deep Creek is two feet mean low water. Equipment rentals offer opportunities to explore the park's 7.5 miles of shoreline on the Rappahannock River, Deep and Mulberry Creeks, in addition to the seven varieties of wetlands and coastal agricultural fields. A snack bar, tackle supplies, boat and bicycle rentals are available. No laundromat in park. Because of the historic nature of the mansion, we are in the process of designing an appropriate access that will maintain the character of the facility.