Lake Sharpe Carry-in Access
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Lake Sharpe · near Pierre · 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
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
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Fee
- Fee charged
- Ramp lanes
- 2
- Ramp surface
- Other
- Managed by
- South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks
- Coordinates
- 44.34181, -100.27105
Directions (Google) Apple Maps
This launch has no official name in our sources; the name above describes where it is.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at Big Bend Dam & Reservoir · USACE
Lake level: Lake Sharpe
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Full pool is 1,420.0 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Big Bend Dam & Reservoir), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
On Lake Sharpe
Reservoir in South Dakota. All launches on Lake Sharpe.
Community
Where people who use Lake Sharpe talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Farm Island RA - East (Hipple Lake) · 0.2 mi · Lake Sharpe
- Farm Island RA - West · 0.8 mi · Lake Sharpe
- Sharpe - Down's Marina · 3.6 mi · Lake Sharpe
- Mickelson Pond · 4.1 mi · Mickelson Fishing Pond
- Sharpe - Arikara · 4.8 mi · Lake Sharpe
- LaFramboise PWA · 4.8 mi · Lake Sharpe
Sources
- South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Boat Ramps (Environmental Review Tool service) record {8A8DE06B-830D-400C-BDD2-FD7C5C47E3BA} · State of South Dakota disclaimer: a public service, no warranty; credit South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks
Why it is listed as public: listed by South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Boat Ramps (Environmental Review Tool service). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.