Cumberland River access points and trip distances, Tennessee

47 access points (47 public) along 340.8 river miles of the Cumberland River in Tennessee. 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	Varilla Ramp Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.74468, -83.61032	18.6
18.6	Mayor Marcella Mountjoy River Launch About 0.20 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.74518, -84.15802	0.2
18.8	Baldy Road About 0.15 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.73895, -84.69414	14.9
33.7	C. Williams - J. L. Fox Boat Ramp Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.68711, -85.56674	20.2
53.9	Butler's Landing Launch Ramp 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)	36.48971, -85.56410	4.3
58.2	Brimstone Creek Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.47921, -85.60850	12.5
70.7	High School Ramp About 0.12 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.37991, -85.66570	19.7
90.4	Hollemans Bend Boat Ramp Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.31661, -85.79270	23.7
114.1	Cordell Hull Dam Lock Side River Boat Ramp Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.28583, -85.93793	0.2
114.4	Cordell Hull Dam Generator Side Boat Ramp Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.28213, -85.93643	4.1
118.4	South Carthage Boat Ramp Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.24316, -85.94564	16.4
134.9	Rome Boat Ramp About 0.16 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.26160, -86.06976	13.2
148.1	Taylor's Landing Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.37233, -86.16786	16.1
164.2	Hunters Point Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.29941, -86.26540	15.0
179.2	Cairo Boat Ramp About 0.10 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.35931, -86.36250	3.1
182.2	Gallatin Steam Plant Ramp 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)	36.32421, -86.39200	4.6
186.9	Cherokee Boat Dock About 0.12 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.33601, -86.43040	23.2
210.1	Old Hickory Dam Boat Ramp Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.29829, -86.66280	9.8
219.9	Neely's Bend Boat Ramp Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.19459, -86.66079	5.3
225.2	Lock Two Park Boat Ramp Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.24393, -86.70347	2.2
227.4	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)	36.21693, -86.70520	5.0
232.4	Shelby Park Boat Ramp Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.16518, -86.72782	19.6
251.9	Cleece's Ferry Old Hickory Blvd Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.14417, -86.89269	0.0
252.0	Cleece's Ferry Annex Road Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.14319, -86.89037	16.0
267.9	Riverbluff Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.26891, -87.07421	0.1
268.0	Boat ramp near Marks Creek Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.26924, -87.07682	5.1
273.1	Doziers Boat Dock 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)	36.30291, -87.15291	2.1
275.3	Cheatham Dam Campground Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.31501, -87.18671	0.8
276.1	Cheatham Dam Ramp Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.31711, -87.20111	0.2
276.3	Boat ramp near Johnson Creek Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.31685, -87.20566	0.4
276.7	Johnson creek gravel ramp About 0.16 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.31225, -87.21097	1.3
277.9	Boat ramp near Fall Creek (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)	36.32606, -87.22792	7.3
285.3	Lock B Northside Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.41719, -87.28282	0.6
285.9	TWRA Lock B Southside Access Area Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.42106, -87.29333	7.7
293.6	Montgomery County Conservation Club Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.49303, -87.33996	4.8
298.4	Liberty Park Boat Ramp Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.51027, -87.37126	0.1
298.6	Boat ramp (west ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. About 0.12 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.51106, -87.36949	1.4
300.0	McGregor Park Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.53106, -87.36502	1.2
301.1	Trice's Landing 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)	36.54140, -87.38137	5.4
306.6	TWRA Smith's Branch Access Area Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.48692, -87.43640	2.3
308.9	Boat ramp near Hog Branch Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.45724, -87.45524	12.6
321.5	Boat ramp near Guices Creek (south ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. About 0.10 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.39438, -87.63352	0.0
321.5	Boat ramp near Guices Creek (north ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.39718, -87.63465	8.1
329.6	Refuge Ramp #4 Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.47171, -87.73281	0.3
329.9	Fron Bridge Ramp About 0.10 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.47611, -87.73451	7.2
337.1	Dover Landing Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.49001, -87.84211	3.7
340.8	Blue Creek About 0.14 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	36.52601, -87.86791	end

Data notes: The NHDPlus line for this river has 4 breaks, so distances across a break may run short. 15 access points are more than 0.1 mi from the mapped line; its river mile is where it meets the line.

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), TWRA Boat Launch Sites. 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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