Cave Run Lake tailwater
Boat ramp · on Licking River · near Lakeview Heights · 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
- Free
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Paved
- Car parking
- Up to 25 vehicles
- Restrooms
- Seasonal
- Hours
- Year-round, all hours
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Website
- app.fw.ky.gov
- Coordinates
- 38.11761, -83.53889
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, water temperature at the LICKING RIVER AT FARMERS, KY gauge · USGS, 0.3 mi away on Licking River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge LICKING RIVER AT FARMERS, KY, 0.3 mi from this launch on Licking River: water level, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Licking River
River in Kentucky. All launches on Licking River.
Community
Where people who use Licking River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Stoney Cove · 0.5 mi · Cave Run Lake
- Scotts Creek Ramp · 1.7 mi · Cave Run Lake
- Twin Knobs Ramp · 1.9 mi · Cave Run Lake
- Scott Creek Marina · 2.0 mi · Cave Run Lake
- Alfrey Boat Ramp · 2.9 mi · Cave Run Lake
- Zilpo · 4.6 mi · Cave Run Lake
Sources
- Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites record 33 · 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 986-194951-7-001 · 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 n13012971387 © 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.