Kentucky / North Elkhorn Creek /
Switzer Covered Bridge
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on North Elkhorn Creek · near Frankfort · 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
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Fee
- Free
- Car parking
- Up to 25 vehicles
- Website
- app.fw.ky.gov
- Coordinates
- 38.25376, -84.75183
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow, water temperature at the ELKHORN CREEK NEAR FRANKFORT, KY gauge · USGS, 3.5 mi away on North Elkhorn Creek
Water level
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USGS gauge ELKHORN CREEK NEAR FRANKFORT, KY, 3.5 mi from this launch on North Elkhorn Creek: water level, flow, water temperature, 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, 7.1 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 Elkhorn Creek
River in Kentucky. All launches on North Elkhorn Creek.
Community
Where people who use North Elkhorn Creek talk about it.
Nearby launches
- American Whitewater/Elkhorn Acres Access · 3.6 mi · Elkhorn Creek
- T. N. Sullivan WMA · 4.2 mi · Elkhorn Creek
- Pfeiffer Fish Hatchery Access · 6.0 mi · Elkhorn Creek
- Still Waters Boat Ramp · 7.3 mi · Elkhorn Creek
- Robinson Dam Access · 7.4 mi · North Elkhorn Creek
- Steele Branch Ramp · 7.4 mi · Kentucky River
Sources
- Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites record 1107 · No access and use limitations; acknowledge KDFWR as the data originator (ArcGIS item 754c5304f53c4941956d5ee945bd30db)
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.