Cottonwood Point Southern Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Marion Reservoir · near Marion · Kansas
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks lists this water as an aquatic nuisance species designated water for 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.
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks · checked October 18, 2026
Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2015, 2017, 2019 to 2022, 2024 and 2025.
state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · checked October 18, 2026
Open per U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status's data, checked October 15, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Fee charged
- Ramp lanes
- 2
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Coordinates
- 38.39001, -97.09149
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at Marion Lake · USACE
Lake level: Marion Reservoir
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Full pool is 1,350.5 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Marion Lake), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
On Marion Reservoir
Reservoir in Kansas. All launches on Marion Reservoir.
Community
Where people who use Marion Reservoir talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Cottonwood Point Northern Boat Ramp · 0.1 mi · Marion Reservoir
- Marion Cove Campgound Boat Ramp · 1.1 mi · Marion Reservoir
- Hillsboro Cove -01 Boat Ramp · 1.9 mi · Marion Reservoir
- French Creek Cove Boat Ramp · 3.2 mi · Marion Reservoir
- Marion Reservoir Fishing Area Boat Ramp · 4.2 mi · Marion Reservoir
- Durham Cove Boat Ramp · 5.0 mi · Marion Reservoir
Sources
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tulsa District boat ramps record 105-510650002-1022 · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District); no warranty
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 105-510650002-7-002 · 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 Tulsa District boat ramps and 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.