Kentucky / Lake Barkley /
Taylor Bay - LBL
Boat ramp · on Lake Barkley · near Cadiz · 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
- 36.88242, -88.02063
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at Barkley Lock and Dam · USACE
Lake level: Lake Barkley
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Full pool is 359.0 ft (USACE, Top of Normal).
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Barkley Lock and Dam), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
On Lake Barkley
Reservoir in Kentucky. All launches on Lake Barkley.
Community
Where people who use Lake Barkley talk about it.
Nearby launches
- LBL Honker Lake · 1.5 mi · Honker Lake
- LBL Hematite Lake · 1.6 mi · Hematite Lake
- Crooked Creek - LBL · 1.6 mi · Lake Barkley
- LBL - Energy Lake Ramp · 1.6 mi · Energy Lake
- Honker Bay Ramp · 2.0 mi · Lake Barkley
- Rockcastle Ramp · 2.1 mi · Lake Barkley
Sources
- Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites record 597 · No access and use limitations; acknowledge KDFWR as the data originator (ArcGIS item 754c5304f53c4941956d5ee945bd30db)
- USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating) record 75359010602 · US federal government data, public domain
- OpenStreetMap n5673721885 © 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.