Indiana / Lake Monroe /

Fairfax

Boat ramp · on Lake Monroe · near Fairfax · Indiana

Past algal blooms

Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2016 to 2026.

state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · 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
Fee charged
Docks
1
Ramp surface
Concrete
Car parking
Parking lot
Restrooms
Yes
Managed by
Monroe Lake State Reservoir
Coordinates
39.01158, -86.47903

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Conditions

Lake level: Lake Monroe

Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.

Full pool is 538.0 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).

Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Monroe Lake), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.

Lake level

Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.

USGS gauge MONROE LAKE NEAR HARRODSBURG, IN, 1.9 mi from this launch on Lake Monroe: lake level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On Lake Monroe

Reservoir in Indiana. All launches on Lake Monroe.

Community

Where people who use Lake Monroe talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Indiana DNR Public Access Sites (Division of Fish and Wildlife). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.