Kentucky / Lake Barkley /
Donaldson Creek - Calhoun Hill
Boat ramp · on Lake Barkley · near Cumberland Shores · Kentucky
Zebra mussels (latest report 1992) reported in Lake Barkley 2.3 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 lanes
- 1
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Paved
- Car parking
- 26 to 50 vehicles
- Hours
- Year-round, all hours
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Website
- app.fw.ky.gov
- Coordinates
- 36.74642, -87.94693
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at Barkley Lock and Dam · USACE
Lake level: Lake Barkley
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Full pool is 359.0 ft (USACE, Top of Normal).
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Barkley Lock and Dam), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
On Lake Barkley
Reservoir in Kentucky. All launches on Lake Barkley.
Community
Where people who use Lake Barkley talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Donalson Creek Boat Ramp · 0.5 mi · Lake Barkley
- Bacon Creek - LBL · 1.9 mi · Lake Barkley
- Ford Bay Boat Ramp · 2.5 mi · Lake Barkley
- Devil's Elbow Corps Ramp · 3.4 mi · Lake Barkley
- Devil's Elbow - LBL · 4.3 mi · Lake Barkley
- Linton Recreational Area · 4.6 mi · Lake Barkley
Sources
- Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites record 607 · 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 1018-142533-7-001 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers submittal)
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.