Kentucky Rivers with Boat Ramps
Kentucky has 13 rivers with at least one public boat ramp, totaling 26 launch sites we track. Barren River Lake has the most, with 8 ramps alone.
Average of 2 boat ramps per river.
We currently list 13 of the 60 rivers we've identified in Kentucky. Additional rivers will appear as more counties complete the verification process.
Top Rivers
The 8 rivers with the most public boat ramps we track in Kentucky.
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All Kentucky Rivers with Boat Ramps
All 13 Kentucky rivers with public boat ramps are listed below. Rivers are sorted alphabetically by default, or you can reorder them by number of launch sites. Click any river to view detailed ramp locations, maps, launch information and available facilities.
Good · Fair · Poor - EPA water quality assessment, shown only where every ramp on that river falls within the same watershed.
| River | Boat ramps | Counties |
|---|---|---|
| Barren River | 1 | 1 |
| Barren River Lake | 8 | 2 |
| Barren River Lake Tailwater | 1 | 1 |
| Big South Fork | 1 | 1 |
| Cumberland River | 1 | 1 |
| Dix River - Herrington Lake | 1 | 1 |
| Green River Lake | 4 | 1 |
| Kentucky River | 1 | 1 |
| Licking River - Cave Run Lake | 1 | 1 |
| Licking River - Cave Run Lake Tailwater | 1 | 1 |
| Mississippi River | 1 | 1 |
| Ohio River | 4 | 3 |
| Salt River - Taylorsville Lake | 1 | 1 |
Other waterway types in Kentucky
Rivers aren't the only way ramps are organized here - browse another type below.