Kentucky / Ohio River /
Hayes Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Ohio River · near Henderson · Kentucky
Zebra mussels (latest report 2010) 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
- Fee
- Fee charged
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Paved
- Car parking
- 51 or more vehicles
- Restrooms
- Seasonal
- Hours
- Year-round, all hours
- Website
- app.fw.ky.gov
- Coordinates
- 37.86625, -87.57871
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level at the OHIO RIVER AT HENDERSON, KY gauge · USGS, 1.6 mi away on Ohio River
Water level
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USGS gauge OHIO RIVER AT HENDERSON, KY, 1.6 mi from this launch on Ohio River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 802.1 on Ohio River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its mile markers
Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers.
On Ohio River
River in Kentucky. All launches on Ohio River.
Community
Where people who use Ohio River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Audubon State Park · 1.2 mi · Scenic Lake
- Henderson Ramp · 1.9 mi · Ohio River
- Dress Plaza Ramp · 7.2 mi · Ohio River
- Reflection Lake Carry-in Access · 8.6 mi · Reflection Lake
- Spottsville · 9.3 mi · Green River
- Diamond Valley Lake · 9.5 mi · Pigeon Creek
Sources
- Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites record 244 · No access and use limitations; acknowledge KDFWR as the data originator (ArcGIS item 754c5304f53c4941956d5ee945bd30db)
- OpenStreetMap n3697308825 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
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.