Lee's Dock Ramp
Boat ramp · on Kentucky River · near Frankfort · Kentucky
Zebra mussels (latest report 1996) reported in Kentucky River 360 m from 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
- Free
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Paved
- Car parking
- Up to 25 vehicles
- Hours
- Seasonal, limited hours
- Website
- app.fw.ky.gov
- Coordinates
- 38.17336, -84.87606
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow, water temperature at the KENTUCKY RIVER AT LOCK 4 AT FRANKFORT, KY gauge · USGS, 2.6 mi away on Kentucky River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge KENTUCKY RIVER AT LOCK 4 AT FRANKFORT, KY, 2.6 mi from this launch on Kentucky River: water level, flow, water temperature, 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, 3.6 mi downstream: Kentucky River Lock & Dam No. 4. · 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 Kentucky River
River in Kentucky. All launches on Kentucky River.
Community
Where people who use Kentucky River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Benson Creek Boat Ramp · 2.2 mi · Benson Creek
- Clifton · 6.6 mi · Kentucky River
- American Whitewater/Elkhorn Acres Access · 7.3 mi · Elkhorn Creek
- T. N. Sullivan WMA · 8.1 mi · Elkhorn Creek
- Steele Branch Ramp · 8.3 mi · Kentucky River
- Switzer Covered Bridge · 8.8 mi · North Elkhorn Creek
Sources
- Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites record 188 · No access and use limitations; acknowledge KDFWR as the data originator (ArcGIS item 754c5304f53c4941956d5ee945bd30db)
- OpenStreetMap n8328059562 © 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.