Bridle Creek, VA Clean – Up

Grayson Landcare and Preserve Grayson invite you to help keep the ancient New River beautiful for their Clean River Month volunteer clean-up. Meet the crew at the Bridle Creek boat landing outside of Independence and do your part to close out Clean River Month with a strong finish!

Contact for more details and to sign up: exdirector.glc@gmail.com
OR Will Sowards at New River Conservancy

DIRECTIONS:

Physical Address: 3436 Gold Hill Rd, Independence, VA 24348

From Independence, head west on US-58/W. Main/Wilson Hwy, turn left onto SR-711/Battlefield Dr, turn left onto SR-601/Bridle Creek Rd/Gold Hill Rd, and the parking area is on the left just after the bridge.

LINK TO GOOGLE MAP -> 36°35’45.2″N 81°14’32.6″W – Google Maps

HOW TO PLAN FOR YOUR RIVER CLEAN-UP:

• PFDs (Personal Flotation Devices) REQUIRED for your safety
• Sturdy gloves for picking up trash and debris
• Dress to get wet and dirty–you WILL get wet and dirty!
• Wear river-safe shoes, preferably with a closed toe–no flip-flops, please!
• Bring a kayak or canoe if you have them!

Bags will be provided to collect river trash at the Bridle Creek Boat Launch site. All trash and debris will be weighed and then collected by our partners at Virginia DWR and Grayson County Public Works.

In the event of severe weather or poor river conditions, the clean-up will be cancelled. Please refer to the clean-up organizers to know if a clean-up is cancelled. Updates will also be posted here and on the Grayson County Tourism Facebook page the night before the clean-up.

Clean River Month in Grayson County is sponsored by: Grayson County Tourism & Economic Development; New River Wildlife & Conservation Club; New River Conservancy; Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources; Grayson Landcare; Preserve Grayson; The Goodwill Grange Hall; Grayson County Democrats.