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USACE recreation areas with boating listed: South Dakota

9 areas. Each is a recreation area, not a single ramp. USACE lists boating there; it does not say how many ramps, whether they suit your trailer, or whether they are open today.

Boating field when read: 9 Open. Source: US Army Corps of Engineers Recreation Site layer, retrieved Oct 26, 2026, about 4:27 PM ET. USACE says its data may be freely reused (usace.army.mil/open). All states.

Showing 9 of 9

Cold Brook Lake Sd

Cold Brook Lake Sd, South Dakota
Lake or project
Cold Brook Lake Sd
Area type
Multipurpose area
Acres
40
Boating field is "Open". The source flags boating here. This is the value USACE listed when we read it, not live status.
Not in the data: ramp count, lanes, fees, hours, trailer access.
Directions to recreation-area entrance

Cottonwood Springs Lake Sd

Cottonwood Springs Lake Sd, South Dakota
Lake or project
Cottonwood Springs Lake Sd
Area type
Multipurpose area
Acres
26
Boating field is "Open". The source flags boating here. This is the value USACE listed when we read it, not live status.
Not in the data: ramp count, lanes, fees, hours, trailer access.
Directions to recreation-area entrance

Good Soldier

Big Bend Dam Lake Sharpe Sd, South Dakota
Lake or project
Big Bend Dam Lake Sharpe Sd
Area type
Day-use area
Acres
9
Boating field is "Open". The source flags boating here. This is the value USACE listed when we read it, not live status.
Not in the data: ramp count, lanes, fees, hours, trailer access.
Directions to recreation-area entrance

North Shore Ramp

Big Bend Dam Lake Sharpe Sd, South Dakota
Lake or project
Big Bend Dam Lake Sharpe Sd
Area type
Multipurpose area
Acres
61
Boating field is "Open". The source flags boating here. This is the value USACE listed when we read it, not live status.
Not in the data: ramp count, lanes, fees, hours, trailer access.
Directions to recreation-area entrance

Old Fort Thompson

Big Bend Dam Lake Sharpe Sd, South Dakota
Lake or project
Big Bend Dam Lake Sharpe Sd
Area type
Multipurpose area
Acres
100
Boating field is "Open". The source flags boating here. This is the value USACE listed when we read it, not live status.
Not in the data: ramp count, lanes, fees, hours, trailer access.
Directions to recreation-area entrance

Right Tailrace

Big Bend Dam Lake Sharpe Sd, South Dakota
Lake or project
Big Bend Dam Lake Sharpe Sd
Area type
Multipurpose area
Acres
44
Boating field is "Open". The source flags boating here. This is the value USACE listed when we read it, not live status.
Not in the data: ramp count, lanes, fees, hours, trailer access.
Directions to recreation-area entrance

Spillway Dike

Big Bend Dam Lake Sharpe Sd, South Dakota
Lake or project
Big Bend Dam Lake Sharpe Sd
Area type
Water access point
Acres
5
Boating field is "Open". The source flags boating here. This is the value USACE listed when we read it, not live status.
Not in the data: ramp count, lanes, fees, hours, trailer access.
Directions to recreation-area entrance

Tailrace

Oahe Dam Lake Oahe Sd And Nd, South Dakota
Lake or project
Oahe Dam Lake Oahe Sd And Nd
Area type
Water access point
Acres
16
Boating field is "Open". The source flags boating here. This is the value USACE listed when we read it, not live status.
Not in the data: ramp count, lanes, fees, hours, trailer access.
Directions to recreation-area entrance

Tailrace Left

Big Bend Dam Lake Sharpe Sd, South Dakota
Lake or project
Big Bend Dam Lake Sharpe Sd
Area type
Multipurpose area
Acres
65.8
Boating field is "Open". The source flags boating here. This is the value USACE listed when we read it, not live status.
Not in the data: ramp count, lanes, fees, hours, trailer access.
Directions to recreation-area entrance

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