Missouri / Osage River /
Pikes Camp Access
Boat ramp · on Osage River · near Wardsville · Missouri
Zebra mussels (latest report 2008) reported in Osage River 1.1 km from this launch (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
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
- Free
- Ramp surface
- concrete
- Wheelchair access
- No
- Managed by
- Missouri Department of Conservation
- Website
- mdc.mo.gov
- Coordinates
- 38.46398, -92.16881
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Osage River below St. Thomas, MO gauge · USGS, 3.6 mi away on Osage River
Water level
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USGS gauge Osage River below St. Thomas, MO, 3.6 mi from this launch on Osage River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Osage River
River in Missouri. All launches on Osage River.
Community
Where people who use Osage River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- St. Thomas Ferry Access · 3.6 mi · Osage River
- Honey Creek Access · 4.0 mi · Moreau River
- Moreau 50 Access · 6.3 mi · Moreau River
- Carl R. Noren Access (Jefferson City) · 8.6 mi · Missouri River
- Mari-Osa Access · 8.8 mi · Taylor Creek
- Dr. Bernard Bruns Access · 11.1 mi · Maries River
Sources
- Missouri Department of Conservation Boat Ramps record 272 · Public data (MDC), disclaimer only, no use limitations stated; credit the Missouri Department of Conservation
- OpenStreetMap w1390586055 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n12872147145 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Missouri Department of Conservation Boat Ramps. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.