Welcome to River Season!

The following link is your confidential access to our updated River Access Program Guide. Remember, this is not a public program, it is private, so do not share this link with others.

Click here to review the 2025 River Access Program Guide.

We have made some big changes to our booklet this year. We have updated the RAP manual with new information on our access sites and new advice on preparing for a trip on the river. Please read through the manual to be sure that you are up to date on the revisions! A few particularly important changes to note for 2025:

• The site at MM North River (.3 miles below Middle River confluence) has been removed from our River Access Program as the landowners have moved.

• The site at Mile Marker 13.8 is currently closed to access during construction of the Route 778 bridge. FOMR will update RAP users when this site is accessible again.

• The site at Mile Marker 44.5 (Gardner Springs Pump Station) is still off-limits by the City of Staunton due to ongoing construction. FOMR will update RAP users when this site is accessible again.

We are also asking again for your feedback on sites that you are using and portions of the river that you would like to use if we could get access from private landowners. After a trip, please send an email to info@friendsofthemiddleriver.org providing the start MM and end MM and the number in your party. Please include any information about hazards such as downed trees across the river or anything else we should know about river conditions.

Let's make sure we keep the landowners in our program happy with their decision to have joined! Follow their rules, and please make sure to express your appreciation at every chance you get.

Enjoy our beautiful Middle River in 2025!

Thanks,

Savannah Fersner; Watershed Coordinator