Pactola South PWA
Boat ramp · on Pactola Lake · near Johnson Siding · 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
Pactola - South Ramp watercraft inspection station (Western AIS coordinators (PSMFC)), at this launch. Hours: 9:00am - 7:00pm. Season: May 20 to September 28, 2026.
Western AIS coordinators (PSMFC) · checked October 18, 2026
Open per USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating)'s data, checked October 18, 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
- Ramp surface
- Concrete Plank - 1'
- Restrooms
- Vault toilet(s)
- Season
- Year-round
- Hours
- Day use only: open 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
- Managed by
- Federal agency
- Coordinates
- 44.06648, -103.50115
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at the PACTOLA RESERVOIR NEAR SILVER CITY SD gauge · USGS, 0.7 mi away on Pactola Lake
- Lake level at Pactola Dam & Reservoir · USACE
Lake level: Pactola Lake
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Full pool is 4,580.2 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Pactola Dam & 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 PACTOLA RESERVOIR NEAR SILVER CITY SD, 0.7 mi from this launch on Pactola Lake: lake level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Pactola Lake
Reservoir in South Dakota. All launches on Pactola Lake.
Community
Where people who use Pactola Lake talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Pactola North PWA · 1.1 mi · Pactola Lake
- Jenny Gulch Kayak Launch · 2.5 mi · Pactola Lake
- Sheridan North PWA · 6.1 mi · Sheridan Lake
- Sheridan South PWA · 7.1 mi · Sheridan Lake
- Canyon Lake Kayak Launch · 10.3 mi · Canyon Lake
- Memorial Kayak Launch · 13.7 mi · Memorial Pond
Sources
- South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Boat Ramps (Environmental Review Tool service) record {D04B2440-F86C-464D-A5DC-8BD800516053} · State of South Dakota disclaimer: a public service, no warranty; credit South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks
- USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating) record 5405.001101 · US federal government data, public domain
- OpenStreetMap n2968058628 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n2968063402 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Boat Ramps (Environmental Review Tool service) and USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.