Missouri River conditions
Last updated October 17, 2011 11:38 AM
State Parks & Recreation Areas
Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve (McCook Lake)
- Sections of River Loop trail is closed.
- Sections of Lake Loop trail is closed.
Buryanek Recreation Area (Lake Francis Case)
- Campground: Open
- Boat ramp: Open
Chief White Crane Recreation Area (Yankton)
- Campground: Open
Cow Creek Recreation Area (Lake Oahe)
- Campground: Open
- Boat ramps: Open
Farm Island Recreation Area (Pierre)
- Campground: West campground closed for the summer. The east campground is open on a first-come, first-served basis with 17 campsites and 3 camping cabins. Reservations are being take for Labor Day weekend. The comfort stations and dump station remain closed.
- Boat Ramp: East ramp open
- View map of flooded areas
Indian Creek Recreation Area (Lake Oahe)
- Campground: Open
- Boat ramps: Open
LaFramboise Island Nature Area (Pierre)
- Closed
Lewis & Clark Recreation Area (Yankton)
- Campground: Open
- Boat ramps: Open
North Point Recreation Area (Lake Francis Case)
- North Point campground: closed
- The Recreation Area, Prairie Dog Bay and St Francis Bay boat ramps, fish cleaning station, dump station: Open
North Wheeler Recreation Area (Lake Francis Case)
- Campground: Open, No electrical campsites
- Boat ramp: Open
Oahe Downstream Recreation Area (Pierre)
- Campsites: Electrical campsites are available in Campground 1 (31 sites) and Campground 3 (24 sites). Comfort stations and the dump station are open. Sites are first-come, first-served.
- Group Lodge: Open, reservations taken.
- Boat ramp: Open
Okobojo Point Recreation Area (Lake Oahe)
- Campground: Open
- Boat ramps: Open
Pease Creek Recreation Area (Lake Francis Case)
- Campground: Open
- Boat ramp: Open
Pierson Ranch Recreation Area (Yankton)
- Campground: Open
Platte Creek Recreation Area (Lake Francis Case)
- Campground: Open. Comfort station remains closed.
- Boat ramp: Open
Randall Creek Recreation Area (Pickstown)
- Campground: Open
- Boat ramps: Recreation Area boat ramp is open. Spillway ramp remains closed.
Snake Creek Recreation Area (Lake Francis Case)
- Campground: The following campsites are closed: 74E, 75, 76E, 77, 78E, 79, 80E.
- Boat ramps: Open
- Swimming beach is closed
Spring Creek Recreation Area (Lake Oahe)
- Campground: Open
- Boat ramps: Open
Springfield Recreation Area (Lewis and Clark Lake)
- Campground: Campistes 4 and 6 are closed.
- Boat ramps: Bay ramp open
Swan Creek Recreation Area (Lake Oahe)
- Campground: Open
- Boat ramps: Open
West Bend Recreation Area (Lake Sharpe)
- Campground: Open
- Boat ramps: Open
West Pollock Recreation Area (Lake Oahe)
- Campground: Open
- Boat ramps: Open
West Whitlock Recreation Area (Lake Oahe)
- Campground: Open
- Boat ramps: Open
Boating Restrictions
The Missouri River and Big Sioux Rivers are now open to boating traffic.Other Lake/River Boating restrictions
Closed Boat Ramps
The following boat ramps on the Missouri River are closed until further notice:
- Antelope Creek, Stanley County
- Bolton Public Water Access, Clay County
- Cedar Shores (High water ramp open), Lyman County
- Down's Marina, Hughes County
- Dude Ranch Lakeside Use Area, Lyman County
- Elm Creek Lakeside Use Area, Brule County
- Farm Island West, Hughes County
- Fort George Lakeside Use Area, Hughes County
- Fort Pierre, Stanley County
- Fort Pierre (Bad River), Stanley County
- Gavin's Tailrace, Yankton County
- LaFramboise, Hughes County
- Riverside Park, Yankton County
- Rosenbaum Public Water Access, Union County
- South Wheeler Lakeside Use Area, Gregory County
- Spillway Lakeside Use Area, Charles Mix County
- Thomas Bay, Walworth County
