Kentucky / Barren River Lake /
Baileys Point Ramp
Boat ramp · on Barren River Lake · near Finney · Kentucky
Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2015.
state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · checked October 18, 2026
Open per U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status's data, checked May 19, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Fee charged
- Ramp surface
- Paved
- Car parking
- Up to 25 vehicles
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Hours
- Year-round, all hours
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Website
- app.fw.ky.gov
- Coordinates
- 36.89094, -86.09526
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at the BARREN RIVER LAKE NEAR FINNEY, KY gauge · USGS, 1.6 mi away on Barren River Lake
- Lake level at Barren River Lake Dam · USACE
Lake level: Barren River Lake
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Full pool is 552.0 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Barren River Lake Dam), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
Lake level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge BARREN RIVER LAKE NEAR FINNEY, KY, 1.6 mi from this launch on Barren River Lake: lake level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Barren River Lake
Reservoir in Kentucky. All launches on Barren River Lake.
Community
Where people who use Barren River Lake talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Peninsula Ramp · 0.9 mi · Barren River Lake
- Quarry Road Beach · 1.4 mi · Barren River Lake
- Port Oliver Ramp · 1.6 mi · Barren River Lake
- Narrows Ramp · 1.7 mi · Barren River Lake
- BRL State Park Ramp · 1.9 mi · Barren River Lake
- Barren River Lake WMA · 2.1 mi · Barren River Lake
Sources
- Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites record 7 · No access and use limitations; acknowledge KDFWR as the data originator (ArcGIS item 754c5304f53c4941956d5ee945bd30db)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 992-200970011-7-001 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers submittal)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status open or closed status · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Natural Resource Management Program)
Why it is listed as public: listed by Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.