Kentucky / Barren River /
Greencastle Ramp
Boat ramp · on Barren River · near Greencastle · Kentucky
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
- Ramp surface
- Paved
- Car parking
- Up to 25 vehicles
- Hours
- Year-round, all hours
- Website
- app.fw.ky.gov
- Coordinates
- 37.09037, -86.49811
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the BARREN RIVER AT BOWLING GREEN, KY gauge · USGS, 7.0 mi away on Barren River
Water level
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USGS gauge BARREN RIVER AT BOWLING GREEN, KY, 7.0 mi from this launch on Barren River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
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, 0.4 mi upstream. · 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: Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources low-head dams.
On Barren River
River in Kentucky. All launches on Barren River.
Community
Where people who use Barren River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Lonnie White Boat Ramp · 3.9 mi · Barren River
- Boat Landing Road Ramp · 5.9 mi · Barren River
- Morgantown Bridge Carrydown · 6.0 mi · Gasper River
- Honakers Ferry Ramp · 6.6 mi · Green River
- State Street Bridge Access · 7.2 mi · Barren River
- Shanty Hollow Lake Ramp · 7.3 mi · Shanty Hollow Lake
Sources
- Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites record 626 · No access and use limitations; acknowledge KDFWR as the data originator (ArcGIS item 754c5304f53c4941956d5ee945bd30db)
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.