Trace Branch Ramp
Boat ramp · on Buckhorn Lake · near Confluence · Kentucky
Open per U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status's data, checked May 19, 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
- Ramp surface
- Paved
- Car parking
- Up to 25 vehicles
- Restrooms
- Seasonal
- Hours
- Seasonal, all hours
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Website
- app.fw.ky.gov
- Coordinates
- 37.27203, -83.37056
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at Buckhorn Lake · USACE
Lake level
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Full pool is 782.0 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Buckhorn Lake), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
On Buckhorn Lake
Reservoir in Kentucky. All launches on Buckhorn Lake.
Community
Where people who use Buckhorn Lake talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Confluence · 0.7 mi · Middle Fork Kentucky River
- Buckhorn Lake State Park Marina · 4.7 mi · Buckhorn Lake
- Gays Creek Ramp · 5.2 mi · Buckhorn Lake
- Leatherwood Ramp Buckhorn · 5.8 mi · Buckhorn Lake
- Buckhorn Dam Ramp · 7.2 mi · Buckhorn Lake
- Perry Co. Park Ramp in Hazard · 8.9 mi · North Fork Kentucky River
Sources
- Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Fishing and Boating Access Sites record 312 · 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 990-12854-7-001 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers submittal)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status open or closed status · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Natural Resource Management Program)
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.