Kentucky / Rough River /
Adkins Camp
Boat ramp · on Rough River · near Leitchfield · Kentucky
Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Unpaved
- Car parking
- Up to 25 vehicles
- Hours
- Seasonal, all hours
- Website
- app.fw.ky.gov
- Coordinates
- 37.58516, -86.29998
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, water temperature at the ROUGH RIVER NEAR FALLS OF ROUGH AT DAM, KY gauge · USGS, 11.4 mi away on Rough River
Water level
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USGS gauge ROUGH RIVER NEAR FALLS OF ROUGH AT DAM, KY, 11.4 mi from this launch on Rough River: water level, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
Low-head dams drown people every year: the current below the drop circles back and holds a swimmer or a boat at the face. Portage around them; stay well clear above and below.
- Low-head dam, 8.2 mi upstream. · Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources low-head dams
Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.
Sources: Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources low-head dams.
On Rough River
River in Kentucky. All launches on Rough River.
Community
Where people who use Rough River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Mill's Rough Ramp · 0.3 mi · Rough River
- Eveleigh Ramp · 1.5 mi · Rough River
- Cascade Acres Ramp · 2.8 mi · Rough River
- Fernwood Ramp · 2.9 mi · Rough River
- Holiday Rough Ramp · 3.0 mi · Rough River Lake
- Peter Cave Ramp · 3.3 mi · Rough River Lake
Sources
- Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites record 71 · No access and use limitations; acknowledge KDFWR as the data originator (ArcGIS item 754c5304f53c4941956d5ee945bd30db)
Why it is listed as public: listed by Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.