Boonesborough State Park
Boat ramp · on Kentucky River · near Boonesborough · 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 surface
- Paved
- Car parking
- Up to 25 vehicles
- Hours
- Year-round, all hours
- Website
- app.fw.ky.gov
- Coordinates
- 37.90125, -84.26600
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the KENTUCKY RIVER AT LOCK 10 NEAR WINCHESTER, KY gauge · USGS, 0.6 mi away on Kentucky River
Water level
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USGS gauge KENTUCKY RIVER AT LOCK 10 NEAR WINCHESTER, KY, 0.6 mi from this launch on Kentucky River: water level, flow, 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, 0.5 mi upstream: Kentucky River Lock & Dam No. 10 (Closed). · 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 Kentucky River
River in Kentucky. All launches on Kentucky River.
Community
Where people who use Kentucky River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Old Habits Boat Ramp · 1.7 mi · Twomile Creek
- Jackson Ferry · 6.3 mi · Kentucky River
- Valley View Carrydown (Madison Co.) · 9.9 mi · Kentucky River
- Valley View Carrydown (Jessamine Co.) · 10.0 mi · Kentucky River
- College Hill Boat Ramp · 10.7 mi · Kentucky River
- Jacobson Park Lake · 10.7 mi · Lexington Reservoir No. 4
Sources
- Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites record 379 · No access and use limitations; acknowledge KDFWR as the data originator (ArcGIS item 754c5304f53c4941956d5ee945bd30db)
- OpenStreetMap n166463011 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
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.