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Pactola Reservoir Boat Ramps

Every public boat ramp and launch on Pactola Reservoir in South Dakota, with directions and what to expect when you get there. Pactola Reservoir covers about 841 acres.

6 public launches · 3 with trailer ramps · 1 confirmed free

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Before you launch in South Dakota

🧼 Boats must stop at open inspection stations, and boats with plants, mussels or standing water must be decontaminated.

Links go to official South Dakota agency pages.

Counties: Pennington County

Ramps and launches

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Pactola North PWA

Summerset, Pennington County

Launch
Trailer launch
Lanes
1
Surface
Concrete Plank - 1'
Fee
Yes
Pass
Federal Day Use Pass Required
Nearest town
13 mi from Rapid City

Directions

Jenny Gulch Kayak Launch

Summerset, Pennington County

Launch
Trailer launch
Surface
Ground
Fee
Free
Dock
No
Nearest town
16 mi from Rapid City

Directions

Pactola South PWA

Colonial Pine Hills, Pennington County

Launch
Trailer launch
Lanes
2
Surface
Concrete Plank - 1'
Fee
Yes
Nearest town
13 mi from Rapid City

Managed by USDA Forest Service

Directions

Bear Gulch

Summerset, Pennington County

Nearest town
15 mi from Rapid City

Managed by USDA Forest Service · 605-574-4402

Directions: From Highway 385 take Custer Gulch Road to Forest Service Road 251. Travel six miles to Forest Service Road 253 (Bear Gulch Road). Go three miles to the end of the road and campground.

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Pactola Reservoir Boat Ramp near Colonial Pine Hills

Colonial Pine Hills, Pennington County

Nearest town
13 mi from Rapid City

Directions

Pactola Reservoir Campground

Summerset, Pennington County

Nearest town
15 mi from Rapid City

Managed by USDA Forest Service · 605-673-9200

Directions: Drive 17 miles west on State Highway 44 from Rapid City, South Dakota. From Highway 44, turn on 385 south. Campground located 2 miles off US Highway 385.

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