North Carolina / W. Kerr Scott Reservoir /
Bandits Roost Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on W. Kerr Scott Reservoir · near Wilkesboro · North Carolina
Open per U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status's data, checked August 31, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Coordinates
- 36.12429, -81.25154
Boating rules
- No-wake zone · zone at Bandit's Roost Park Swim Area, at or next to this launch rule
From the boating rules map of North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, read October 18, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at the W. KERR SCOTT RESERVOIR AT DAM NR WILKESBORO, NC gauge · USGS, 1.6 mi away on W. Kerr Scott Reservoir
- Lake level at W. Kerr Scott Dam · USACE
Lake level: W. Kerr Scott Reservoir
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (W. Kerr Scott Dam), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
Lake level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge W. KERR SCOTT RESERVOIR AT DAM NR WILKESBORO, NC, 1.6 mi from this launch on W. Kerr Scott Reservoir: lake level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On W. Kerr Scott Reservoir
Reservoir in North Carolina. All launches on W. Kerr Scott Reservoir.
Community
Where people who use W. Kerr Scott Reservoir talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Smitheys Creek Boat Ramp · 0.6 mi · W. Kerr Scott Reservoir
- Fort Hamby Park Boat Ramp · 0.8 mi · W. Kerr Scott Reservoir
- Dam Site Boat Ramp · 1.3 mi · W. Kerr Scott Reservoir
- Keowee Boat Ramp · 2.3 mi · W. Kerr Scott Reservoir
- Boomer Road Boat Ramp · 2.5 mi · W. Kerr Scott Reservoir
- New River Park · 15.8 mi · South Fork New River
Sources
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 784-719220004-7-001 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers submittal)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status open or closed status · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Natural Resource Management Program)
Why it is listed as public: listed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.