Longbow Ramp
Boat ramp · on Cave Run Lake · near Big Woods · Kentucky
Open per USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating)'s data, checked October 17, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Fee charged
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Paved
- Car parking
- 26 to 50 vehicles
- Restrooms
- Seasonal
- Season
- Open year-round
- Hours
- Year-round, all hours
- Managed by
- USDA Forest Service
- Website
- app.fw.ky.gov
- Coordinates
- 37.99700, -83.49681
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at Cave Run Lake · USACE
Lake level
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Full pool is 730.0 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Cave Run Lake), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
On Cave Run Lake
Reservoir in Kentucky. All launches on Cave Run Lake.
Community
Where people who use Cave Run Lake talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Longbow Boat Ramp · 0.1 mi · Cave Run Lake
- Beaver Creek Ramp CRL · 1.1 mi · Cave Run Lake
- Skidmore · 1.7 mi · Cave Run Lake
- Leatherwood Ramp CRL · 2.7 mi · Cave Run Lake
- Bangor Boat Ramp · 4.5 mi · Cave Run Lake
- Clay Lick Ramp · 4.7 mi · Cave Run Lake
Sources
- Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites record 430 · No access and use limitations; acknowledge KDFWR as the data originator (ArcGIS item 754c5304f53c4941956d5ee945bd30db)
- USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating) record 5097.005851 · US federal government data, public domain
Why it is listed as public: listed by Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites and USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.