Shawnee Bend Recreation Area Boat Ramp

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Shawnee Bend Recreation Area Boat Ramp is a public access point in Benton County, Missouri, providing access to Osage River - Harry S. Truman Lake. It sits within the Vance Branch-Harry S Truman Reservoir-Osage River watershed.

Sourced from U.S. Geological Survey . Last checked against the source on July 7, 2026.

Boat ramps on Osage River - Harry S. Truman Lake

We track 9 public boat ramps on Osage River - Harry S. Truman Lake, including this one. If you're planning to spend your time on a different stretch of the water, one of the launch points below may put you closer to where you're actually headed than Shawnee Bend Recreation Area Boat Ramp does — they're listed here in order of distance from this ramp.

Other boat ramps in Benton County

Benton County tracks 13 public boat ramps in total, spread across several different rivers, creeks and lakes — not just Osage River - Harry S. Truman Lake. Each one below shows which waterbody it's on, so you can tell at a glance whether it actually connects to the same water as Shawnee Bend Recreation Area Boat Ramp or leads somewhere completely different.

Quick facts

County
Benton County, Missouri
Coordinates
38.2658654, -93.4204830
Waterbody
Osage River - Harry S. Truman Lake
Access type
Public
Last verified
July 7, 2026
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