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Floyds ForkFisherville Canoe Access to Cane Run Canoe Access
Short Parklands-area Floyds Fork day from Fisherville to Cane Run. KDFWR documents both public carry-down accesses, the 4.2-mile segment, and official Fisherville gauge bands; The Parklands adds practical moving-water and strainer cautions.
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Launch at Fisherville Canoe Access and take out 4.2 miles downstream at Cane Run Canoe Access for a short Floyds Fork day in The Parklands corridor. KDFWR gives a good Fisherville gauge band of 50 to 300 cfs.
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Put-in
Fisherville Canoe AccessFisherville is a KDFWR carry-down site off Old Taylorsville Road with unpaved parking and no listed amenities. Make a same-day visual check before unloading boats.
Take-out
Cane Run Canoe AccessCane Run is a KDFWR carry-down site off Echo Trail with unpaved parking. The Parklands route notes say the take-out is reached by going about 50 yards up the Cane Run side channel after the Fork bends hard right.
Road shuttle
Stage the take-out at Cane Run Canoe Access off Echo Trail, then drive back to Fisherville Canoe Access on Old Taylorsville Road. Inspect Cane Run first because The Parklands describes the final take-out as a signed side-channel exit that can be easy to miss.
Additional access notes
- The Parklands says Floyds Fork levels rise and fall quickly. Do not treat the gauge as a substitute for checking rain, trend, and the launch channel before committing.
- Stay on the creek and use named public accesses. Respect private property and managed park boundaries; do not climb banks, scout through yards, or assume gravel bars are legal stopping points.
More route and safety guidance
- Use the Fisherville gauge conservatively: KDFWR's good band is 50 to 300 cfs or 1.3 to 2.5 ft, and higher water is for experienced paddlers.
- Identify Cane Run before launching; The Parklands route notes place the take-out about 50 yards up the Cane Run side channel on river right.
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Floyds Fork at Fisherville, KY. This view may be outside your paddling reach. Images are periodic and do not establish safe conditions.
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| Gauge site | Floyds Fork at Fisherville, KY |
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| Preferred range | 50 cfs to 300 cfs |
| Low threshold | 50 cfs |
| High threshold | 300 cfs |
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| Main source behind this score | KDFWR recommended river levels for Floyds Fork near Fisherville |
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- Official level band50-300 cfs / 1.3-2.5 ft
KDFWR rates Floyds Fork near Fisherville as Low below 50 cfs or 1.3 ft, Good from 50 to 300 cfs or 1.3 to 2.5 ft, and High above 300 cfs or 2.5 ft.
- Official route segmentFisherville Canoe Access to Cane Run Canoe Access, 4.2 miles
KDFWR lists Fisherville Canoe Access to Cane Run Canoe Access as a public-access Floyds Fork segment in its site-to-site mileage table.
- Blue Water Trail mapFisherville to Cane Run mapped as about 4.5 miles
The KDFWR Blue Water Trail map identifies Fisherville Access and Cane Run Access in the public Floyds Fork access chain and labels Fisherville-to-Cane Run as a ramp-to-ramp route.
- Put-in accessFisherville Canoe Access, 38.1887, -85.4779
KDFWR identifies Fisherville Canoe Access as a free carry-down site off Old Taylorsville Road with unpaved parking and year-round 24-hour boat-ramp and shoreline availability.
- Take-out accessCane Run Canoe Access, 38.1519, -85.5026
KDFWR identifies Cane Run Canoe Access as a free carry-down site off Echo Trail with unpaved parking and Floyds Fork access.
- Gauge check during route review · 2026-05-31USGS 03298000
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- Route hazardsClass I+ moving water, chutes, waves, strainers
The Parklands warns that Floyds Fork is Class I+ moving water with small rapids, waves, obstructions, sharp turns, overhanging brush, strainers, and quickly changing water levels.
- Segment notesPool-and-drop channel to Cane Run
The Parklands Fisherville-to-Cane Run guide describes islands, narrow chutes, a six-inch ledge, a remote pool-and-drop stretch, wave features near the end, and a signed take-out up the Cane Run side channel.
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