West Shore PWA
Boat ramp · on Lake Oahe · near Pierre · 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
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
- Fee charged
- Managed by
- South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks
- Coordinates
- 44.44502, -100.42306
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at Oahe Dam & Reservoir · USACE
Lake level: Lake Oahe
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Full pool is 1,607.5 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Oahe Dam & Reservoir), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
On Lake Oahe
Reservoir in South Dakota. All launches on Lake Oahe.
Community
Where people who use Lake Oahe talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Oahe DS Kayak Launch · 1.7 mi · Lake Sharpe
- Oahe Downstream RA · 1.7 mi · Lake Sharpe
- Twin Dams · 1.7 mi
- Sharpe - West Oahe Tailrace · 1.7 mi · Lake Sharpe
- Sharpe - East Oahe Tailrace · 1.9 mi · Lake Sharpe
- East Shore LUA · 3.0 mi · Lake Oahe
Sources
- South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Boat Ramps (Environmental Review Tool service) record {A59856A5-61A8-4285-AFE5-27CE6AAD9475} · State of South Dakota disclaimer: a public service, no warranty; credit South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks
- OpenStreetMap n5798941931 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Boat Ramps (Environmental Review Tool service). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.