North Dakota / Lake Sakakawea /
Parshall Bay West Park Ramp
Boat ramp · on Lake Sakakawea · near Brendle's Bay · North Dakota
North Dakota Game and Fish has found curly-leaf pondweed (found 2021) in the water at this launch. Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
North Dakota Game and Fish · checked October 18, 2026
Listed as closed by North Dakota Game and Fish Department Boating Access Sites: Not Usable
source · checked October 18, 2026
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Managed by
- Mountrail County Park Board
- Coordinates
- 47.92200, -102.29706
Depth contours in feet from North Dakota Game and Fish (fieldwork 2020). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at Garrison Dam & Reservoir · USACE
Lake level: Lake Sakakawea
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Full pool is 1,837.5 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).
- Parshall Bay (west): bottom of the ramp at 1,827.6 ft U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Garrison Project listed it as closed as of Aug 6, 2026.
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Garrison Dam & Reservoir), about hourly; the agency's page. Ramp elevations and status from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Garrison Project (source). Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
On Lake Sakakawea
Reservoir in North Dakota. All launches on Lake Sakakawea.
Community
Where people who use Lake Sakakawea talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Parshall Bay East Ramp · 0.3 mi · Lake Sakakawea
- Parshall Bay Point Ramp · 0.5 mi · Lake Sakakawea
- Van Hook Old East Ramp · 3.8 mi · Lake Sakakawea
- Van Hook South Ramp · 3.9 mi · Lake Sakakawea
- Van Hook North Ramp · 3.9 mi · Lake Sakakawea
- Littlefield Bay · 6.1 mi · Lake Sakakawea
Sources
- North Dakota Game and Fish Department Boating Access Sites record 9416 · NDGF web service terms; credit the North Dakota Game and Fish Department and the ND GIS Hub (ArcGIS item 3f4a301f341a4045bba991a0441ca8cd)
- OpenStreetMap n488096960 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by North Dakota Game and Fish Department Boating Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.