North Fork Ramp
Boat ramp · on Rough River Lake · near Cave Spring · Kentucky
Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2015 and 2016.
state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · 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
- Fee charged
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Paved
- Car parking
- 26 to 50 vehicles
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Hours
- Year-round, all hours
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Website
- app.fw.ky.gov
- Coordinates
- 37.63305, -86.43541
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at the ROUGH RIVER LAKE NEAR FALLS OF ROUGH, KY gauge · USGS, 3.6 mi away on Rough River Lake
- Lake level at Rough River Lake · USACE
Lake level
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Full pool is 495.0 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Rough River Lake), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
Lake level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge ROUGH RIVER LAKE NEAR FALLS OF ROUGH, KY, 3.6 mi from this launch on Rough River Lake: lake level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Rough River Lake
Reservoir in Kentucky. All launches on Rough River Lake.
Community
Where people who use Rough River Lake talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Brown's Hideaway Ramp · 0.9 mi · Rough River Lake
- Axtel Low Water Boat Ramp · 1.1 mi · Rough River Lake
- Axtel Ramp · 1.1 mi · Rough River Lake
- Laurel Branch Ramp · 2.2 mi · Rough River Lake
- Indian Valley Ramp · 3.6 mi · Rough River Lake
- Cannon's Point Ramp · 3.8 mi · Rough River Lake
Sources
- Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites record 72 · No access and use limitations; acknowledge KDFWR as the data originator (ArcGIS item 754c5304f53c4941956d5ee945bd30db)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 1003-215610005-7-001 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers submittal)
- OpenStreetMap n6058400657 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.