Kentucky / Barren River Lake /
Barren River Lake WMA
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Barren River Lake · near Lucas · 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
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
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Fee
- Free
- Car parking
- Up to 25 vehicles
- Hours
- Year-round, all hours
- Wheelchair access
- Yes
- Website
- app.fw.ky.gov
- Coordinates
- 36.87656, -86.06185
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at the BARREN RIVER LAKE NEAR FINNEY, KY gauge · USGS, 3.6 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, 3.6 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
- BRL State Park Ramp · 0.6 mi · Barren River Lake
- Narrows Ramp · 1.7 mi · Barren River Lake
- Barren River SRP Campground Ramp · 1.9 mi · Barren River Lake
- Baileys Point Ramp · 2.1 mi · Barren River Lake
- Peter Creek Carrydown · 2.9 mi · Peter Creek
- Peninsula Ramp · 2.9 mi · Barren River Lake
Sources
- Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites record 30 · 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.