Hackberry Shell Pile Area and Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Calcasieu Lake · near Hackberry · Louisiana
Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Ramp lanes
- 2
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Coordinates
- 29.98784, -93.33792
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New Orleans District; the one nearest this launch is of September 21, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, water temperature at the North Calcasieu Lake near Hackberry, LA gauge · USGS, 3.8 mi away on Calcasieu Lake
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge North Calcasieu Lake near Hackberry, LA, 3.8 mi from this launch on Calcasieu Lake: water level, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Lower Sheet 15 · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of September 21, 2026 by the New Orleans District. Least depth in the channel: 33.8 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 41 ft. Survey sheet (PDF)
US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.
On Calcasieu Lake
Lake in Louisiana. All launches on Calcasieu Lake.
Community
Where people who use Calcasieu Lake talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Northline Boat Launch · 5.3 mi
- Intracoastal Park · 5.4 mi · Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
- Intracoastal Park (East Ramp) · 5.5 mi · Choupique Cutoff
- Hog Island Gully Boat Launch · 6.1 mi · Hog Island Gully Canal
- Hog Island Gully Boat Launch (Salt Water) · 6.1 mi · Hog Island Gully Canal
- Calcasieu Point · 8.1 mi · Devils Elbow
Sources
- Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Boat Launches record -93.33800,29.98800 · Public data (LDWF), no terms stated; credit the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
- OpenStreetMap n10226721680 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Boat Launches. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.