Kentucky Boat Ramps
1049 public launches · 199 with trailer ramps · 660 carry-in kayak/canoe launches · 665 confirmed free · 120 with restrooms
Before you launch in Kentucky
Links go to official Kentucky agency pages.
Lakes
- Peabody WMA (79)
- Lake Cumberland (71)
- Kentucky Lake (63)
- Lake Barkley (41)
- Cave Run Lake (22)
- Herrington Lake (17)
- Ballard WMA (13)
- Nolin Lake (11)
- Boatwright WMA (10)
- Lake Cumberland - Upper (10)
- Lake Cumberland Tailwater (9)
- Buckhorn Lake (7)
- Dale Hollow Lake (7)
- Dewey Lake (7)
- Doug Travis WMA (7)
- Floyd's Fork (7)
- Grayson Lake (5)
- Paintsville Lake (5)
- Taylorsville Lake (5)
- Fishtrap Lake (4)
- Yatesville Lake (4)
- Lake Malone (3)
- Russell Fork (3)
- Williamstown Lake (3)
- Benjy Kinman Lake (2)
- Elmer Davis Lake (2)
- Higginson-Henry WMA (2)
- Kincaid Lake (2)
- Kingfisher Lakes (2)
- Loch Mary Reservoir (2)
- Luzerne Lake (2)
- Martin County Lake (2)
- Pan Bowl Lake (2)
- Salem Lake (2)
Rivers, bays and coast
- Barren River Lake (27)
- Kentucky River - Lower (27)
- Green River - Upper (24)
- Green River - Lower (18)
- Green River Lake (18)
- Rough River Lake (18)
- Licking River (Bath County) (16)
- Ohio River - West (15)
- Cumberland River (Whitley County) (13)
- Sloughs WMA (13)
- Green River (McLean County) (11)
- Salt River (11)
- Nolin River Lake (10)
- Tradewater River (10)
- Laurel River Lake (9)
- Ohio River - Below Cincinnati (9)
- Drakes Creek (8)
- Elkhorn Creek (8)
- Levisa Fork of Big Sandy River (Pike County) (8)
- South Fork Kentucky River (8)
- Ohio River (Campbell County) (7)
- Ohio River - Above Cincinnati (7)
- Slate Creek (7)
- Buck Creek (6)
- Cedar Creek Lake (6)
- Dix River (6)
- Goose Creek (6)
- Ohio River - Central (Breckinridge County) (6)
- Big South Fork of Cumberland River (5)
- Little South Fork of Cumberland River (5)
- Mississippi River (5)
- North Fork Elkhorn Creek (5)
- Ohio River - Louisville (5)
- Red River (5)
- Rolling Fork River (5)
- Kentucky River - Upper (4)
- Kinniconick Creek (4)
- Lake Barkley Tailwater (Cumberland River) (4)
- North Fork Kentucky River (Lee County) (4)
- Ohio River - Central (Henderson County) (4)
- Rockcastle River (4)
- South Fork Licking River (4)
- Carr Creek Lake (3)
- Clarks River (3)
- Cumberland River (Cumberland County) (3)
- Kentucky River (Clark County) (3)
- Licking River (Campbell County) (3)
- Little Sandy River (Greenup County) (3)
- North Fork Kentucky River (Perry County) (3)
- Ohio River (Jefferson County) (3)
- Ohio River - Central (Meade County) (3)
- Tennessee River (3)
- Tug Fork of Big Sandy River (3)
- Gasper River (2)
- Kentucky River (Garrard County) (2)
- Little River (2)
- Mill Creek Lake (Monroe Co.) (2)
- Obion Creek (2)
- Ohio River (Breckinridge County) (2)
- Ohio River (Hardin County) (2)
- Ohio River - East (Boyd County) (2)
- Pond River (2)
- Skaggs Creek (2)
- Tygarts Creek (2)
Counties
- Adair County (9)
- Allen County (10)
- Anderson County (7)
- Ballard County (26)
- Barren County (14)
- Bath County (16)
- Bell County (4)
- Boone County (8)
- Bourbon County (1)
- Boyd County (2)
- Boyle County (6)
- Bracken County (4)
- Breathitt County (4)
- Breckinridge County (13)
- Bullitt County (3)
- Butler County (9)
- Caldwell County (2)
- Calloway County (22)
- Campbell County (16)
- Carlisle County (8)
- Carroll County (5)
- Carter County (7)
- Casey County (6)
- Christian County (2)
- Clark County (4)
- Clay County (10)
- Clinton County (8)
- Crittenden County (6)
- Cumberland County (9)
- Daviess County (6)
- Edmonson County (16)
- Elliott County (3)
- Estill County (4)
- Fayette County (3)
- Fleming County (6)
- Floyd County (8)
- Franklin County (16)
- Fulton County (5)
- Gallatin County (4)
- Garrard County (10)
- Grant County (6)
- Grayson County (19)
- Green County (5)
- Greenup County (4)
- Hancock County (3)
- Hardin County (4)
- Harlan County (5)
- Harrison County (5)
- Hart County (11)
- Henderson County (19)
- Henry County (5)
- Hickman County (2)
- Hopkins County (12)
- Jackson County (4)
- Jefferson County (19)
- Jessamine County (4)
- Johnson County (4)
- Kenton County (5)
- Knott County (3)
- Knox County (2)
- Larue County (4)
- Laurel County (13)
- Lawrence County (5)
- Lee County (4)
- Leslie County (2)
- Letcher County (2)
- Lewis County (5)
- Lincoln County (13)
- Livingston County (14)
- Logan County (3)
- Lyon County (31)
- Madison County (9)
- Marion County (5)
- Marshall County (31)
- Martin County (3)
- Mason County (2)
- McCracken County (10)
- McCreary County (11)
- McLean County (9)
- Meade County (7)
- Menifee County (5)
- Mercer County (9)
- Metcalfe County (3)
- Monroe County (4)
- Montgomery County (1)
- Morgan County (8)
- Muhlenberg County (38)
- Nelson County (2)
- Nicholas County (6)
- Ohio County (52)
- Oldham County (2)
- Owen County (6)
- Owsley County (5)
- Pendleton County (5)
- Perry County (7)
- Pike County (15)
- Powell County (5)
- Pulaski County (24)
- Robertson County (2)
- Rockcastle County (2)
- Rowan County (15)
- Russell County (29)
- Scott County (6)
- Shelby County (3)
- Simpson County (5)
- Spencer County (5)
- Taylor County (15)
- Trigg County (26)
- Trimble County (3)
- Union County (16)
- Warren County (17)
- Washington County (3)
- Wayne County (37)
- Webster County (7)
- Whitley County (11)
- Wolfe County (2)
- Woodford County (2)