Kentucky / Ohio River /
Fishermans Trail Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Ohio River · near Louisville · Kentucky
Zebra mussels (latest report 2009) reported in the water at 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
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Coordinates
- 38.28228, -85.78646
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the OHIO RIVER AT LOUISVILLE, KY gauge · USGS, 0.7 mi away on Ohio River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge OHIO RIVER AT LOUISVILLE, KY, 0.7 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 606.5 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, 0.3 mi away (straight line; direction not known). · 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
- George Rogers Clark Homesite · 0.6 mi · Ohio River
- Silver Creek Landing · 1.3 mi · Silver Creek
- Jaycees Boat Ramp · 1.9 mi · Ohio River
- Duffy's Landing · 5.0 mi · Ohio River
- Cox's Park · 5.3 mi · Ohio River
- Greenwood Ramp · 11.2 mi · Ohio River
Sources
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 10168-29379-7-001 · 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 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.