Cottonwood Day Use Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Lake Yankton · near Yankton · South Dakota
South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks lists this water as infested with zebra mussels. Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks · checked October 18, 2026
Nebraska Game and Parks lists zebra mussels, curly-leaf pondweed and Eurasian watermilfoil as present in Lake Yankton 390 m from this launch. Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
Nebraska Game and Parks · checked October 18, 2026
Open per U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status's data, checked May 26, 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
- 42.86207, -97.48056
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On Lake Yankton
Lake in South Dakota. All launches on Lake Yankton.
Community
Where people who use Lake Yankton talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Pierson Ranch · 0.6 mi · Lake Yankton
- Lewis and Clark RA - Marina · 0.9 mi · Lewis and Clark Lake
- Gavins Tailwaters South · 1.1 mi · Missouri River
- Yankton PWA · 1.2 mi · Lake Yankton
- Gavins Tailrace PWA · 1.2 mi · Lake Yankton
- South Shore · 1.3 mi · Lewis and Clark Lake
Sources
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 752-606440033-7-001 · 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.