Access Point 8 Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Smithville Lake · near Plattsburg · Missouri
Zebra mussels (latest report 2019) reported in this water (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
Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2015.
state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · 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
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Coordinates
- 39.52930, -94.48583
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at Smithville Dam & Reservoir · USACE
Lake level: Smithville Lake
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Full pool is 864.2 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Smithville Dam & Reservoir), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
On Smithville Lake
Reservoir in Missouri. All launches on Smithville Lake.
Community
Where people who use Smithville Lake talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Access Point 10 Boat Ramp · 3.0 mi · Little Platte River
- Access Point 6 Boat Ramp · 3.7 mi · Smithville Lake
- Lathrop Bridge Access · 4.9 mi · Little Platte River
- W HWY Boat Ramp 1 · 6.3 mi · Smithville Lake
- W HWY Boat Ramp 2 · 6.3 mi · Smithville Lake
- Ronald and Maude Hartell Conservation Area · 6.9 mi · Picnic Lake
Sources
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 711-0-7-002 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers submittal)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District boat ramps record {A8DEB4DA-AF54-4191-BFBF-7856E5E9F402} · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District)
- OpenStreetMap n189861369 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District boat ramps. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.