Boat Ramps in Kentucky
We list 1,022 public boat ramps and launches in Kentucky, spread across 117 counties. The waterbodies with the most listed launches are Lake Cumberland (68), Kentucky Lake (58), Peabody WMA (57), Ohio River (49), Lake Barkley (41).
850 listings include official facility details (lanes, parking, fees, restrooms and more where reported) from Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources; the rest come from OpenStreetMap.
Before you launch: boat registration in Kentucky is handled by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet / County Clerk, and fishing licenses are sold by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources.
Map shows a sample of 511 launches; open a county for every ramp.
Counties in Kentucky
- Adair County (8)
- Allen County (10)
- Anderson County (7)
- Ballard County (26)
- Barren County (15)
- Bath County (16)
- Bell County (5)
- Boone County (6)
- Bourbon County (1)
- Boyd County (2)
- Boyle County (6)
- Bracken County (3)
- Breathitt County (4)
- Breckinridge County (12)
- Bullitt County (3)
- Butler County (9)
- Caldwell County (2)
- Calloway County (21)
- Campbell County (16)
- Carlisle County (8)
- Carroll County (4)
- 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 (14)
- Elliott County (3)
- Estill County (4)
- Fayette County (3)
- Fleming County (6)
- Floyd County (7)
- Franklin County (16)
- Fulton County (5)
- Gallatin County (4)
- Garrard County (11)
- Grant County (6)
- Grayson County (18)
- Green County (5)
- Greenup County (4)
- Hancock County (3)
- Hardin County (6)
- Harlan County (4)
- Harrison County (5)
- Hart County (10)
- Henderson County (19)
- Henry County (5)
- Hickman County (2)
- Hopkins County (13)
- Jackson County (4)
- Jefferson County (15)
- Jessamine County (4)
- Johnson County (4)
- Kenton County (6)
- Knott County (3)
- Knox County (2)
- Larue County (4)
- Laurel County (10)
- Lawrence County (5)
- Lee County (4)
- Leslie County (2)
- Letcher County (2)
- Lewis County (5)
- Lincoln County (13)
- Livingston County (13)
- Logan County (3)
- Lyon County (32)
- Madison County (9)
- Marion County (5)
- Marshall County (31)
- Martin County (3)
- Mason County (2)
- McCracken County (9)
- McCreary County (11)
- McLean County (9)
- Meade County (7)
- Menifee County (6)
- Mercer County (9)
- Metcalfe County (3)
- Monroe County (4)
- Montgomery County (1)
- Morgan County (8)
- Muhlenberg County (37)
- Nelson County (2)
- Nicholas County (6)
- Ohio County (52)
- Oldham County (2)
- Owen County (6)
- Owsley County (5)
- Pendleton County (5)
- Perry County (6)
- Pike County (13)
- Powell County (4)
- Pulaski County (24)
- Robertson County (2)
- Rockcastle County (3)
- Rowan County (12)
- Russell County (29)
- Scott County (6)
- Shelby County (3)
- Simpson County (5)
- Spencer County (5)
- Taylor County (12)
- Trigg County (24)
- Trimble County (2)
- Union County (15)
- Warren County (19)
- Washington County (3)
- Wayne County (36)
- Webster County (7)
- Whitley County (10)
- Wolfe County (2)
- Woodford County (2)
Popular lakes & rivers in Kentucky
- Lake Cumberland (68)
- Kentucky Lake (58)
- Peabody WMA (57)
- Ohio River (49)
- Lake Barkley (41)
- Green River (38)
- Kentucky River (27)
- Cumberland River (24)
- Licking River (24)
- Cave Run Lake (20)
- Rough River Lake (17)
- Barren River Lake (16)
- Nolin River Lake (15)
- Ballard WMA (13)
- Barren River (13)
- Green River Lake (13)
- Sloughs WMA (13)
- Dix River (12)
- Salt River (12)
- Green River - Upper (11)
- Kentucky River - Lower (11)
- Boatwright WMA (10)
- Tradewater River (10)
- Herrington Lake (9)
- Buck Creek (8)
- Drakes Creek (8)
- Elkhorn Creek (8)
- Levisa Fork of Big Sandy River (8)
- Ohio River - West (8)
- South Fork Kentucky River (8)
- Doug Travis WMA (7)
- Floyd's Fork (7)
- Lake Cumberland Tailwater (7)
- North Fork Kentucky River (7)
- Slate Creek (7)
- Cedar Creek Lake (6)
- Dale Hollow Lake (6)
- Dewey Lake (6)
- Goose Creek (6)
- Green River - Lower (6)
- Laurel River Lake (6)
- Red River (6)
- Big South Fork of Cumberland River (5)
- Buckhorn Lake (5)
- Little Sandy River (5)
- Little South Fork of Cumberland River (5)
- Mississippi River (5)
- Nolin River (5)
- Ohio River - Above Cincinnati (5)
- Paintsville Lake (5)
- Taylorsville Lake (5)
- Tennessee River (5)
- Grayson Lake (4)
- Kinniconick Creek (4)
- Lake Barkley Tailwater (Cumberland River) (4)
- Ohio River - Below Cincinnati (4)
- Rockcastle River (4)
- South Fork Licking River (4)
- Yatesville Lake (4)
- Beaver Lake (3)
Cities in Kentucky
- Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) (13)
- Burnside (6)
- Dayton (6)
- Pikeville (6)
- Paducah (5)
- West Point (5)
- Bowling Green (4)
- Henderson (3)
- Lexington-Fayette (3)
- Williamstown (3)
- Yelvington (3)
- Calhoun (2)
- Clay City (2)
- Cloverport (2)
- Covington (2)
- Dawson Springs (2)
- Eddyville (2)
- Falmouth (2)
- Frankfort (2)
- Georgetown (2)
- Ghent (2)
- Grand Rivers (2)
- Greenup (2)
- Greenville (2)
- Hazard (2)
- High Bridge (2)
- Jackson (2)
- Kuttawa (2)
- Louisville (2)
- Madisonville (2)
- Mentor (2)
- Prestonsburg (2)
- Rochester (2)
- Shepherdsville (2)
- Tompkinsville (2)
- Villa Hills (2)