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Lake Pueblo State Park Southshore Boat Ramp

Boat ramp · on Pueblo Reservoir · near Pueblo West · Colorado

Eurasian watermilfoil

Colorado Parks and Wildlife lists Eurasian watermilfoil (found 2013) in this water. Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife · checked October 18, 2026

Quagga mussels

Quagga mussels (latest report 2011) reported in this water (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database). Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.

USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database · checked October 18, 2026

Watercraft inspection

Pueblo Reservoir watercraft inspection station (Western AIS coordinators (PSMFC)), 840 m from this launch. Hours: North Shore Marina Ramp: Inspections: 5:00 am - 12:00 am (midnight), daily. Decontaminations: 8:00 am - 7:00 pm, daily. South Boat Ramp:Inspections: 5:00 am - 12:00 am (midnight), daily. Decontaminations: 8:00 am - 7:00 pm, daily. Hours subject to change. Season: January 1 to December 31, 2026.

Western AIS coordinators (PSMFC) · checked October 18, 2026

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
Fee
Fee charged
Managed by
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Coordinates
38.25327, -104.73845

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Conditions

Lake level

Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.

Normal pool follows a seasonal curve, 4,880.4 ft to 4,893.8 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).

Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Pueblo Reservoir), 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 PUEBLO RESERVOIR NEAR PUEBLO, CO., 1.4 mi from this launch on Pueblo Reservoir: lake level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

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Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife Facilities (boat ramps) and Colorado Parks and Wildlife Fishing Atlas boat ramps (all managers). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.