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Kirkman's Cove Recreation Area
Boat ramp · on Kirkman's Cove Lake · near Humboldt · Nebraska
Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2016, 2017, 2019 to 2022 and 2026.
state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · checked October 18, 2026
Open per Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Boat Ramps's data, checked October 18, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Trailer parking
- 30 spaces
- Car parking
- 10 spaces
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Wheelchair access
- No
- Managed by
- Nemaha Natural Resources District
- Coordinates
- 40.18346, -95.99233
Depth contours in feet from Nebraska Game and Parks (fieldwork 2002). Not for navigation.
Boating rules
- 35-mph maximum on lower two-thirds of lake. No personal watercraft · all of Kirkman's Cove Lake rule
From the boating rules map of Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, read October 18, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On Kirkman's Cove Lake
Lake in Nebraska. All launches on Kirkman's Cove Lake.
Nearby launches
- Iron Horse Trail Lake Recreation Area · 10.7 mi · Iron Horse Trail Lake
- Verdon SRA · 14.4 mi · Verdon Lake
- Burchard Lake WMA · 16.3 mi · Burchard Lake
- Wirth Brothers Boat Launch · 21.5 mi · Wirth Brothers Reservoir
- Langdon Bend Access · 22.3 mi · Missouri River
- Brownville Riverside City Park · 23.2 mi · Missouri River
Sources
- Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Boat Ramps record a52136c2-5011-4c56-bf2a-41ef9c1315d0 · Nebraska Game and Parks Commission: no restrictions on use and distribution
- Nebraska Game and Parks Commission paddlecraft launches record 4ab5a070-1829-4632-aa4b-28cd989a271b · Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, public data; credit NGPC
Why it is listed as public: listed by Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Boat Ramps and Nebraska Game and Parks Commission paddlecraft launches. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.