Some of the most attractive views of the loch are best seen from the water. Loch Ken Marina provides the following services for fishermen or sightseers:-

• Rowing boat hire £POA per day (hourly rates available)
• Motor boat hire £POA per day
• Moorings £POA.00 per season
• Hardstandings £POA per season
• Slipping fee £POA

Rowing boat (up to 5 persons); Motor boat (5hp outboard) Life jackets and an initial tank of petrol are in the rates. Guide to Loch Ken with details of water depths, buoys etc. are available at £3.00. Contact Dixie on mobile 07810693002 or 01556 670402 after 6pm or hdeane@lineone.net

About 4 miles northwest of Crossmichael the loch is spanned by the disused railway viadust formerly serving what was originally the Portpatrick Railway. Known as the "Paddy Line" as it connected with the steam ferry to Ireland, the line opened in the 1860's and survived for 100 years, steam hauled to the end, before falling a victim to Dr Beeching's axe. The bowstring viaduct remains as a monument to the glories of the steam age.