North Carolina / French Broad River /
Penrose
Boat ramp · on French Broad River · near Pisgah Forest · 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
- Docks
- 1
- Trailer parking
- 14 spaces
- Car parking
- 6 spaces
- Restrooms
- No
- Hours
- 24 hours
- Wheelchair access
- Accessible parking
- Managed by
- North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
- Coordinates
- 35.26948, -82.63627
Boating rules
- No-wake zone · zone at Penrose 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 FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE, NC gauge · USGS, 2.2 mi away on French Broad River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT BLANTYRE, NC, 2.2 mi from this launch on French Broad River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On French Broad River
River in North Carolina. All launches on French Broad River.
Community
Where people who use French Broad River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Blantyre Access · 2.2 mi · French Broad River
- Horse Shoe · 5.3 mi · French Broad River
- Hap Simpson Park · 5.9 mi · French Broad River
- Jones Gap Trail Bridge · 10.3 mi · Middle Saluda River
- Westfeldt Park · 11.8 mi · French Broad River
- SCDNR River Access · 13.8 mi · South Saluda River
Sources
- North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Boating Access Areas record 2a00770d-6b4c-4498-bfcd-ba2677159e09 · NCWRC: developed and maintained for free and public use; no warranty (ArcGIS item 825b21606e2040aabed210d878b2f3e5)
- OpenStreetMap n552577645 © 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.