North Carolina / Little Tennessee River /
Lake Emory
Boat ramp · on Little Tennessee River · near Franklin · North Carolina
Open per North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Boating Access Areas'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
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Trailer parking
- 10 spaces
- Car parking
- 6 spaces
- Restrooms
- No
- Hours
- 24 hours
- Wheelchair access
- Accessible parking
- Managed by
- North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
- Coordinates
- 35.18969, -83.37853
Boating rules
- No-wake zone · zone at Lake Emory boating access area, at or next to this launch rule
From the boating rules map of North Carolina Wildlife Resources 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
- Water level, flow at the LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER NEAR PRENTISS, NC gauge · USGS, 2.7 mi away on Little Tennessee River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER NEAR PRENTISS, NC, 2.7 mi from this launch on Little Tennessee River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Little Tennessee River
River in North Carolina. All launches on Little Tennessee River.
Community
Where people who use Little Tennessee River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Pine Creek · 11.6 mi · Lake Glenville
- Powerhouse · 12.9 mi · Lake Glenville
- C J Harris · 14.1 mi · Tuckasegee River
- Barkers Creek · 14.5 mi · Tuckasegee River
- Upper Nantahala River White Oak Creek · 15.3 mi · Nantahala River
- Nantahala River, Silver Mine Take-Out #3 · 15.5 mi · Nantahala River
Sources
- North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Boating Access Areas record 06600c10-6da0-42cb-a578-220ea0c3a04f · NCWRC: developed and maintained for free and public use; no warranty (ArcGIS item 825b21606e2040aabed210d878b2f3e5)
- OpenStreetMap n11435766089 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Boating Access Areas. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.