Kentucky / Ohio River /
Cox's Park
Boat ramp · on Ohio River · near Mockingbird Valley · Kentucky
Zebra mussels (latest report 2009) reported in Ohio River 740 m 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
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Paved
- Car parking
- 26 to 50 vehicles
- Hours
- Year-round, all hours
- Website
- app.fw.ky.gov
- Coordinates
- 38.28733, -85.68779
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the OHIO RIVER AT WATER TOWER AT LOUISVILLE, KY gauge · USGS, 0.9 mi away on Ohio River
Water level
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USGS gauge OHIO RIVER AT WATER TOWER AT LOUISVILLE, KY, 0.9 mi from this launch on Ohio River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 599.7 on Ohio River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its mile markers
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, 6.7 mi downstream. · 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: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources low-head dams.
On Ohio River
River in Kentucky. All launches on Ohio River.
Community
Where people who use Ohio River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Duffy's Landing · 0.4 mi · Ohio River
- George Rogers Clark Homesite · 4.9 mi · Ohio River
- Fishermans Trail Boat Ramp · 5.3 mi · Ohio River
- Silver Creek Landing · 5.8 mi · Silver Creek
- Jaycees Boat Ramp · 7.3 mi · Ohio River
- Charlestown Landing · 8.4 mi · Ohio River
Sources
- Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites record 261 · No access and use limitations; acknowledge KDFWR as the data originator (ArcGIS item 754c5304f53c4941956d5ee945bd30db)
- OpenStreetMap n4640666388 © 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.