Fishtrap Dam Ramp
Boat ramp · on Fishtrap Lake · near Pikeville · Kentucky
Zebra mussels (latest report 2009) reported in this water (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
- Fee charged
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Paved
- Car parking
- 51 or more vehicles
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Hours
- Year-round, all hours
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Website
- app.fw.ky.gov
- Coordinates
- 37.43666, -82.41445
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at Fishtrap Lake · USACE
Lake level
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Normal pool follows a seasonal curve, 735.0 ft to 757.0 ft (USACE, Top of Normal).
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Fishtrap Lake), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
On Fishtrap Lake
Reservoir in Kentucky. All launches on Fishtrap Lake.
Community
Where people who use Fishtrap Lake talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Grapevine Ramp · 3.0 mi · Fishtrap Lake
- KY-195 Bridge Access · 4.8 mi · Russell Fork
- Jubilee Christian Church Canoe Access · 5.0 mi · Levisa Fork
- Lick Creek Ramp · 5.7 mi · Fishtrap Lake
- Pikeville City Lake Ramp · 6.5 mi · Pikeville Pond
- Island Creek Canoe Access · 6.5 mi · Levisa Fork
Sources
- Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites record 497 · 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 973-973-7-001 · 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.