Kentucky / Mississippi River /
Columbus - Belmont State Park
Boat ramp · on Mississippi River · near Columbus · Kentucky
Zebra mussels (latest report 2001) reported in Mississippi River 3.8 km from this launch (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database). Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database · 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
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp surface
- Paved
- Car parking
- Up to 25 vehicles
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Hours
- Year-round, all hours
- Website
- app.fw.ky.gov
- Coordinates
- 36.76357, -89.11309
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Memphis District; the one nearest this launch is of August 9, 2021). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On the river
River mile 937.0 on Mississippi River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers
Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- LM Hickman
Condition survey of August 9, 2021 by the Memphis District. Soundings on the sheet from 195.3 to 297.3 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); the Corps maintains a 9 ft channel here. Survey sheet (PDF)
US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.
On Mississippi River
River in Kentucky. All launches on Mississippi River.
Community
Where people who use Mississippi River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Puddle Duck Ramp · 1.7 mi
- Willow Slough Boat Launch · 2.3 mi · Willow Slough
- Number 4 Lake Boat Launch · 3.7 mi · Number 4 Lake
- Indian Camp Lake Boat Launch · 3.7 mi · Indian Camp Lake
- Thirtyfour Corner Blue Hole · 3.7 mi
- Black Lake Boat Launch · 3.8 mi · Black Lake
Sources
- Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites record 251 · No access and use limitations; acknowledge KDFWR as the data originator (ArcGIS item 754c5304f53c4941956d5ee945bd30db)
- OpenStreetMap w890895211 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n8280067269 © 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.