Kentucky / Green River /
Houchins Ferry
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Green River · near Brownsville · 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
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Paved
- Car parking
- Up to 25 vehicles
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Hours
- Year-round, limited hours
- Managed by
- Mammoth Cave National Park
- Website
- app.fw.ky.gov
- Coordinates
- 37.20235, -86.23751
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level at the GREEN RIVER AT HWY 259 AT BROWNSVILLE, KY gauge · USGS, 2.0 mi away on Green River
Water level
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USGS gauge GREEN RIVER AT HWY 259 AT BROWNSVILLE, KY, 2.0 mi from this launch on Green River: water level, 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, 3.5 mi downstream. · 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 Green River
River in Kentucky. All launches on Green River.
Community
Where people who use Green River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Lock & Dam #6 Carrydown · 1.3 mi · Green River
- Brownsville City Park · 2.2 mi · Green River
- Alexander Creek Ramp · 4.8 mi · Green River
- Nolin River Lake Tailwater · 5.0 mi · Nolin River
- Nolin Dam Ramp · 5.2 mi · Nolin River Lake
- Brier Creek Ramp · 6.8 mi · Nolin River Lake
Sources
- Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites record 156 · No access and use limitations; acknowledge KDFWR as the data originator (ArcGIS item 754c5304f53c4941956d5ee945bd30db)
- National Park Service points of interest (boat launches) record {1e1fda6c-bfb1-4f66-a6b9-46400e91de50} · US federal government data, public domain
- OpenStreetMap n775914741 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n775914729 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites and National Park Service points of interest (boat launches). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.