Salt River access points and trip distances, Kentucky
16 access points (16 public) along 133.6 river miles of the Salt River in Kentucky. Distances are measured along the river on the NHDPlus V2 main-stem flowline, not straight-line. River mile 0 is the farthest-upstream access listed here.
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Access points in river order
| River mile | Access | Latitude, longitude | To next (river mi) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | Dry Branch Road Access Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.73486, -84.86372 | 3.0 |
| 3.0 | Salt River Ramp 3 Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.75623, -84.87232 | 30.5 |
| 33.5 | Four Roses Distillery Access Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.97246, -84.90613 | 4.4 |
| 37.9 | Rice Road Access Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.99014, -84.91931 | 7.6 |
| 45.5 | Salt River Access 2 Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 38.00655, -84.98198 | 11.3 |
| 56.8 | Boat ramp near Short Creek Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.96648, -85.13563 | 1.7 |
| 58.5 | Van Buren Ramp Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.97367, -85.15796 | 3.1 |
| 61.5 | Chowning Lane About 0.13 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.97621, -85.19338 | 12.4 |
| 74.0 | Taylorsville Lake Tailwater Ramp Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 38.01392, -85.30733 | 4.0 |
| 78.0 | Taylorsville City Ramp Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 38.01823, -85.35230 | 29.6 |
| 107.6 | KOA Camp Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.99858, -85.67788 | 1.7 |
| 109.3 | Salt River Boat Ramp Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.98471, -85.70370 | 15.5 |
| 124.8 | Boat ramp (west ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.94816, -85.86113 | 8.2 |
| 133.0 | West Point Ramp - Salt River Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.99912, -85.93996 | 0.4 |
| 133.4 | Boat ramp near Salt River (east ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. About 0.11 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 38.00162, -85.94743 | 0.2 |
| 133.6 | Boat ramp near Salt River (west ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. About 0.40 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 38.00100, -85.95460 | end |
Sources: river line and lengths from NHDPlus V2 via EPA WATERS (lengths scaled to each reach's published length); access points from Kentucky Fish & Wildlife Access Sites, OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Only access points in our launch data are shown, so there may be others. Check access, dams and conditions before you go.
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