North Dakota / Lake Sakakawea /
Skunk Bay South Ramp
Boat ramp · on Lake Sakakawea · North Dakota
Public, but limited to residents, sticker or permit holders (on tribal land, a tribal permit). Check the rules with the town, tribe or agency before you go.
North Dakota Game and Fish has found curly-leaf pondweed (found 2016) in Lake Sakakawea 710 m from 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: Contact managing entity
source · checked October 18, 2026
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Managed by
- Three Affiliated Tribes
- Coordinates
- 47.73381, -102.43389
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).
- Skunk Creek (south ramp): bottom of the ramp at 1,828.5 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
- Skunk Bay North Ramp · 0.7 mi · Lake Sakakawea
- Pouch Point 1st Low-water Ramp · 4.8 mi · Lake Sakakawea
- Pouch Point 2nd Low-water Ramp · 4.8 mi · Lake Sakakawea
- Pouch Point · 4.8 mi · Lake Sakakawea
- Charging Eagle Bay 2004 Low-water Ramp · 10.3 mi · Lake Sakakawea
- Charging Eagle Bay · 10.4 mi · Lake Sakakawea
Sources
- North Dakota Game and Fish Department Boating Access Sites record 9362 · NDGF web service terms; credit the North Dakota Game and Fish Department and the ND GIS Hub (ArcGIS item 3f4a301f341a4045bba991a0441ca8cd)
- OpenStreetMap n488092840 © 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.