Kentucky / North Fork Kentucky River /
Perry Co. Park Ramp in Hazard
Boat ramp · on North Fork Kentucky River · near Hazard · Kentucky
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
- Year-round, all hours
- Website
- app.fw.ky.gov
- Coordinates
- 37.27831, -83.20878
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the NORTH FORK KENTUCKY RIVER AT HAZARD, KY gauge · USGS, 2.6 mi away on North Fork Kentucky River
Water level
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USGS gauge NORTH FORK KENTUCKY RIVER AT HAZARD, KY, 2.6 mi from this launch on North Fork Kentucky River: water level, flow, 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, 4.7 mi upstream. · Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources low-head dams
- Low-head dam, 4.8 mi upstream. · Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources low-head dams
- Low-head dam, 6.0 mi upstream. · Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources low-head dams
- Low-head dam, 6.4 mi upstream. · 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 North Fork Kentucky River
River in Kentucky. All launches on North Fork Kentucky River.
Community
Where people who use North Fork Kentucky River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Hazard City Ramp · 2.0 mi · North Fork Kentucky River
- Trace Branch Ramp · 8.9 mi · Buckhorn Lake
- Confluence · 9.6 mi · Middle Fork Kentucky River
- Carr Creek Dam Ramp · 10.3 mi · Carr Creek Lake
- Gays Creek Ramp · 12.9 mi · Buckhorn Lake
- Buckhorn Lake State Park Marina · 13.2 mi · Buckhorn Lake
Sources
- Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites record 491 · No access and use limitations; acknowledge KDFWR as the data originator (ArcGIS item 754c5304f53c4941956d5ee945bd30db)
- OpenStreetMap n8328059589 © 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.