Kentucky / Barren River /
Browns Ford Ramp
Boat ramp · on Barren River · near Scottsville · Kentucky
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
- Hours
- Seasonal, all hours
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Website
- app.fw.ky.gov
- Coordinates
- 36.75635, -86.03906
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, water temperature at the BARREN RIVER NEAR FINNEY, KY gauge · USGS, 10.9 mi away on Barren River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge BARREN RIVER NEAR FINNEY, KY, 10.9 mi from this launch on Barren River: water level, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Barren River
River in Kentucky. All launches on Barren River.
Community
Where people who use Barren River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Dry Creek Unit WMA · 3.0 mi · Barren River Lake
- Long Creek Unit of Barren River WMA · 3.9 mi · Long Creek
- Austin Ramp · 4.2 mi · Barren River
- Walnut Creek Ramp · 4.2 mi · Barren River
- Holland Bridge · 4.2 mi · Barren River
- Coruth Ford · 5.6 mi · Barren River
Sources
- Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites record 8 · 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 992-432931-7-001 · 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)
- OpenStreetMap n2286847057 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
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.