Plan a launch at Leadvale
Leadvale is listed near Leadvale, TN with a recorded waterbody of French Broad River. Use the recorded location for navigation, and verify launch suitability, fees, and current access rules before towing.
Source label: USGS. This identifies the imported inventory source, not a verified facility operator.
Recorded location
Leadvale Road, Leadvale, Jefferson County, East Tennessee, Tennessee, 37890, United States
County: Jefferson County
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Nearby alternative launches
Candidate boat-ramp records within 25 straight-line miles, prioritized by a meaningful exact waterbody match. Distances are not driving distances and do not establish navigable connections.
- Douglas Tailwater Access
18.9 mi straight-line · Same named waterbody - Highway 66 Bridge
21.4 mi straight-line · Same named waterbody - Spring Creek
6.8 mi straight-line - Douglas Lake Campground
7.1 mi straight-line - The Point Marina
10.4 mi straight-line - Dandridge
10.9 mi straight-line
Facility details from Tennessee TWRA
TWRA identifies this location as Leadvale Access Area. These are recorded inventory details; confirm current permission, restrictions, conditions and suitability with the facility before travel.
- Recorded waterway
- French Broad River
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Launch lanes
- 1
- Trailer parking category
- 11-24
- Recorded hours
- 24-hour access in the inventory
- Motorized vessels (TWRA flag)
- Yes
- Trolling-only (TWRA flag)
- No
- Recorded launchable category
- Up to 17 ft.
- Four-wheel-drive (TWRA flag)
- No
- Recorded manager
- TWRA
- Restrooms in inventory
- No
- Fee required in inventory
- No
- Courtesy dock in inventory
- No
Recorded TWRA caution: Gravel road with parking and a concrete ramp. Access area is still needing to be repaired after hurricane Hellen. Recommend 4 wheel drive to turn around when muddy. This is a dated inventory note, not a confirmation of present conditions.
TWRA boat-launch inventory, access record 714. Dataset last edited 2026-10-08T16:50:38Z; retrieved 2026-11-01T17:08:21Z. Map locations are approximate; the inventory does not establish public ownership or continuing access permission. TWRA maps and source limitations.