Blackwater Ramp
Boat ramp · on Cave Run Lake · near Kellacey · Kentucky
Open per USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating)'s data, checked October 17, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Paved
- Car parking
- Up to 25 vehicles
- Season
- Open year-round
- Hours
- Year-round, all hours
- Managed by
- USDA Forest Service
- Website
- app.fw.ky.gov
- Coordinates
- 37.97464, -83.39544
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at Cave Run Lake · USACE
Lake level
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Full pool is 730.0 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Cave Run Lake), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
On Cave Run Lake
Reservoir in Kentucky. All launches on Cave Run Lake.
Community
Where people who use Cave Run Lake talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Twenty Six Boat Ramp · 3.2 mi · Cave Run Lake
- Ramp 26 · 3.2 mi · Cave Run Lake
- Poppin Rock Boat Ramp · 4.5 mi · Cave Run Lake
- Bangor Boat Ramp · 5.3 mi · Cave Run Lake
- Longbow Ramp · 5.7 mi · Cave Run Lake
- Longbow Boat Ramp · 5.8 mi · Cave Run Lake
Sources
- Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites record 451 · No access and use limitations; acknowledge KDFWR as the data originator (ArcGIS item 754c5304f53c4941956d5ee945bd30db)
- USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating) record 5086.005851 · US federal government data, public domain
- OpenStreetMap n7199994730 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites and USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.