Kentucky / Lake Barkley /
Nickell Branch - LBL
Boat ramp · on Lake Barkley · near Grand Rivers · 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
- Free
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Paved
- Car parking
- Up to 25 vehicles
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Hours
- Year-round, all hours
- Managed by
- USDA Forest Service
- Website
- app.fw.ky.gov
- Coordinates
- 36.98760, -88.19875
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On the river
River mile 33.3 on Cumberland River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its mile markers
Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers.
On Lake Barkley
Reservoir in Kentucky. All launches on Lake Barkley.
Community
Where people who use Lake Barkley talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Canal Campground Boat Ramp · 1.2 mi · Lake Barkley
- Twin Lakes Ramp · 1.6 mi · Kentucky Lake
- Twin Lakes · 1.9 mi · Kentucky Lake
- Boyd's Landing Public Access · 2.0 mi · Lake Barkley
- Eureka Ramp · 2.6 mi · Lake Barkley
- Double Creek · 2.6 mi · Lake Barkley
Sources
- Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites record 348 · No access and use limitations; acknowledge KDFWR as the data originator (ArcGIS item 754c5304f53c4941956d5ee945bd30db)
- USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating) record 75628010602 · US federal government data, public domain
- OpenStreetMap n6272014508 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
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.