| Access Name |
Near |
Waypoints/ Obstacles |
Road/Route |
Latitude |
Longitude |
N26 Bridge ramp |
Estherville |
River Mile 404 |
N. of N26, off 4th St., E bank |
N43 24 43.7 |
W94 50 23.3
|
| Mickelson Park |
Estherville |
|
Off Hwy. 9, 1/4 mile south on W.S. 1st St. |
N43 23 52.0 |
W94 50 43.6 |
| |
Estherville
|
Hwy 4 Bridge |
1 mile S of Estherville |
N43 23 14.7 |
W94 49 50.9 |
| Barbed wire fence (also .5 mile upstream) |
Wallingford |
A33 Bridge |
Off Hwy 4, E 1/3 mile |
N43 21 22.0 |
W94 47 33.0 |
Peterson ramp |
Wallingford |
|
Off Hwy 4, E on A34, NW bank |
N43 19 06.1 |
W94 46 44.0 |
| |
Graettinger |
Bridge |
Off Hwy 4, E on B14 |
N43 14 31.3 |
W94 44 19.0 |
Basswood ramp
|
Emmetsburg |
|
Hwy. 18, S of bridge, E bank |
N43 07 36.7 |
W94 42 23.3 |
| |
Emmetsburg |
Hwy 4 Bridge |
5 river miles south of Basswood |
N43 03 58.4 |
W94 40 44.0 |
Mulroney ramp |
Rodman |
|
2 miles W. of Rodman, N. off B55 (440th St.), S bank |
N43 01 02.8 |
W94 34 31.0 |
| |
Rodman |
B55 Bridge |
2 miles E of Mulroney Access |
N43 00 36.0 |
W94 32 07.6 |
| |
West Bend |
B 63 Bridge
|
1.5 miles N of River Runner |
N42 57 32.5 |
W94 31 22.0 |
River Runner ramp |
West Bend |
|
S on gravel road off B63, E to river, S of bridge, E bank |
N42 56 09.2 |
W94 31 15.6 |
| Hamms access carry down |
Rolfe |
|
N of Bradgate on P19, 1.75 miles W on 440th St. / County Rd. C18, S of bridge , E bank |
N42 50 54.2 |
W94 27 29.5 |
Willows ramp |
Bradgate |
|
C26, E of bridge, N bank |
N42 48 05.8 |
W94 25 40.3 |
| Rutland dam ramp |
Rutland |
|
Portage around N side of dam |
N42 45 21.3 |
W94 17 44.6 |
|
Rutland |
Utility Dam |
Off Hwy 3, N on P33 |
N42 45 18.2 |
W94 17 44.7 |
Oxbow Park ramp |
Humboldt |
|
N of Hwy 3, E bank of river |
N42 43 55.9 |
W94 15 25.5 |
Joe Sheldon ramp |
Humboldt |
|
Off Hwy 3 .4 miles, S off park road, S bank |
N42 43 42.5 |
W94 15 01.1 |
Humboldt Dam ramp |
Humboldt |
|
1st. St., 800 ft. W off Hwy. 169, N bank |
N42 43 39.3 |
W94 13 44.7 |
| |
|
Humboldt dam |
.1 mile S |
Gotch Park ramp |
Humboldt |
|
1 mile N of Hwy C49, Off Hwy. 169, 1 mile E, , N on Gotch Park Rd., N bank |
N42 40 33.5 |
W94 11 57.6 |
| |
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Ft. Dodge |
C 56 Bridge |
1 mile E off Hwy. 169, 4.5 river miles south of Gotch Park |
N42 36 57.0 |
W94 12 48.3 |
|
Ft. Dodge |
D14 Bridge |
5.6 river miles S of C56 Bridge |
N42 32 37.0 |
W94 12 58.5 |
Hydro Park ramp |
Ft. Dodge |
River mile 314 |
Off 169, at Hwy 7, E on NW 3rd Ave., N at 2nd St. NW, W bank past Hydo Park |
N42 31 11.0 |
W94 11 58.1 |
|
Ft. Dodge |
Low head dam removed |
Off Bus. 20 |
N42 29 37.2 |
W94 11 16.2 |
| Former little dam ramp |
Ft. Dodge |
100 ft. S of train trestle |
S. at Dragoon Trail sign off Bus. 20, W bank |
N42 29 27.3 |
W94 11 03.0 |
| |
Kalo
|
Kalo Bridge P59 |
5 miles S of Ft. Dodge, 1.2 miles S of Hwy 20 Bridge |
N42 25 54.6 |
W94 07 57.3 |
| Dolliver State Park ramp |
Lehigh |
|
E off Hwy 169 on Hwy. 50, North at Dolliver Rd., W bank |
N42 23 24.1 |
W94 04 44.2 |
| |
Lehigh |
Hwy 50 Bridge |
Off Hwy 169, E 2 miles past Dolliver Rd. |
N42 21 37.8 |
W94 03 03.0 |
| Deception Hollow ramp |
Lehigh |
|
Hwy. 50 to Sampson Rd. (P73), E on McGuire Rd., W bank |
N42 19 38.5 |
W94 01 14.1 |
|
Stratford |
Bridge |
D54 |
N42 17 51.8 |
W93 55 58.1 |
| Skillet Recreation ramp |
Stratford |
|
Hwy. 175, just W of bridge, 1 mile N of bridge, W bank |
N42 15 41.9 |
W93 59 43.7 |
| |
Stratford
|
Hwy. 175 Bridge |
|
N42 15 09.2 |
W93 59 46.2 |
| Carlson Recreation carry down |
Dayton |
|
Hwy. 175, W bank |
N42 13 53.7 |
W93 58 56.7 |
| Norton Ford |
|
|
From E18 bridge, W 1.5 miles to J Ave, N 1 mile to "T", E on 118th to Juniper Rd, S to undeveloped access. |
N42 11 04.0 |
W93 58 28.8 |
| |
Fraser
|
E18 Bridge |
|
N42 10 04.8 |
W93 57 53.7 |
| Upper Fraser ramp |
Fraser |
|
Off E26 to Fraser, N on Juniper Rd, W bank, closed as of 4/19 |
N42 07 43.6 |
W93 58 54.3 |
|
Fraser |
Fraser Dam |
Off E26 |
N42 07 31.4 |
W93 58 37.8 |
Lower Fraser ramp |
Fraser |
|
Off E26, W bank |
N42 07 19.0 |
W93 58 12.4 |
| Boone Waterworks ramp |
Boone |
|
North of E26, E bank |
N42 04 53.9 |
W93 56 17.3 |
| Boone Waterworks |
Boone |
lowhead dam removed, carrydown |
.2 miles S, E26 Bridge, E bank |
N42 04 37.4 |
W93 56 07.5 |
| |
Boone
|
Hwy 14 Bridge |
|
N42 02 37.0 |
W93 55 54.7 |
| Boone Hwy. 30 ramp |
Boone |
|
Hwy. 30, W bank, N of bridge |
N42 02 13.1 |
W93 55 39.9 |
Carrydown |
Moingona |
Ledges |
State Park, E bank |
N41 59 35.8 |
W93 53 32.1 |
E57 ramp |
Luther |
|
E57, E bank, N of bridge |
N41 58 00.0 |
W93 53 46.3 |
| Sportsman's Access ramp |
Luther |
|
E57 2.4 miles W from Luther, 1 mile S on Peach St. at the Arboretum sign, at T intersection, turn W .5 miles on 280th, at Opal continue W for 1 mile, at 285th and Opal, turn S at the "road closed" sign, .5 mile, E bank |
N41 55 59.8 |
W93 53 11.4 |
Laurie ramp
|
Madrid |
|
Hwy. 210 W 2.6 miles, N of bridge, E bank |
N41 52 26.6 |
W93 51 52.0 |
| Woodward ramp |
Woodward |
|
Woodward sub-1 access is 2 miles east of Woodward off 130th Court
|
N41 50 57.2
|
W93 51 04.2
|
Jester Park ramp |
Saylorville |
|
Hwy. 415, into Jester Park, W bank |
N41 46 57.4 |
W93 46 04.0 |
Saylorville Dam |
Polk City |
River Mile 213 |
Hwy 415 |
N41 42 12.6 |
W93 41 24.4 |
| Cottonwood carry down |
Saylorville |
use not advised |
Off 415, Cottonwood Recreation Area, (For Google Maps, use N41 41 33.2 W93 40 48.1
|
N41.41.33.2 |
W93.40.48.1 |
| Sycamore ramp |
Des Moines |
|
Sycamore is off NW 66th St., on the east side of the river north of the bridge. NW 66th intersects NW Beaver Rd. and 12th St. |
N41 40 51.3 |
W93 40 06.6 |
| |
Des Moines |
Bridge |
I-80
|
N41 39 02.7 |
W93 40 00.4 |
Prospect Park ramp |
Des Moines |
|
Prospect Park is off Hickman Rd. in Des Moines, just east of ML King Parkway. |
N41 37 05.7 |
W93 38 12.2 |
Birdland Marina ramp |
Des Moines |
|
Birdland Marina is off University Ave. on the east side of the river, then north on Pennsylvania about 1 mile. |
N41 36 36.2 |
W93 36 41.5 |
| |
Des Moines |
Center St. Dam |
| Harriet St. ramp |
Des Moines |
|
SE 14th St. boat ramp (also called Harriet St.) is off SE 14th St. south of East Grand Ave. |
N41 34 32.5 |
W93 35 35.9 |
| Hwy.65 ramp |
Pleasant Hill |
|
Off new Hwy. 65, east on Vandalia Rd. for 200 ft. |
N41 33 56.2 |
W93 30 36.2 |
Yellow Banks ramp |
Carlisle |
|
off Vandalia Road about 3 miles east of new Hwy. 65. , into Yellow Banks Park, E bank |
N41 32 42.8 |
W93 28 30.3 |
Hartford ramp |
Hartford |
|
gone |
|
|
Runnels Bridge ramp |
Runnels |
|
Take the 3rd gravel road to the left past Hartford, which is Delaware, and which is marked with a Webb's Camping sign. After .6 miles, the gravel road becomes 228th. Go 1.4 miles, past the KIOA transmitters, turn right on the gravel road at the campground sign onto Carpenter Pl., 1 mile to the river. |
N41 29 10.2 |
W93 21 32.4 |
Bennington ramp |
Runnells |
|
North of Runnells on Hwy. 316, take F70 east (also called SE 64th), then go south 2.5 miles on 117th. Follow the boat ramp signs. |
N41 29 12.3 |
W93 16 25.9 |
Boxcars ramp |
Red Rock |
|
The Boxcar ramp can be reached off Hwy. 14 on Carpenter Ave. south of Monroe. West on Carpenter 8 miles, South on 68th |
N41 27 58.0 |
W93 12 39.4 |
Elk Rock ramp |
Elk Rock Park |
Mile Long Bridge |
Elk Rock boat ramp is just south of the intersection between G40 and Hwy. 14. |
N41 24 09.5 |
W93 06 08.3 |
| South Access ramp |
Red Rock dam |
|
T15, W bank |
N41 21 54.8 |
W92 59 37.2 |
Howell Station ramp |
Red Rock |
River Mile141 |
T15, E bank |
N41 21 47.2 |
W92 58 20.0 |
| |
Red Rock |
|
Hwy. 92 bridge
|
N41 18 31.8 |
W92 52 31.5 |
Eveland ramp |
Bussey |
|
Off Hwy. 63, S of Oskaloosa, G71 W , T39 N about 3 miles, S bank, E of bridge |
N41 14 09.7 |
W92 44 09.3 |
| |
Eveland |
|
G71 bridge
|
N41 12 19.6 |
W92 40 41.8 |
Hard Fish ramp |
Eddyville |
|
Off Hwy. 63, W 1.3 miles on Hwy. 137, N on Heartland Dr., W bank |
N41 09 25.3 |
W92 39 09.5 |
Carry down access |
Chillicothe |
Bridge |
Hwy 63 |
N41 05 13.6 |
W92 31 35.6 |
Black Hawk ramp |
Ottumwa |
|
W of the Hwy 63/Hwy 34 intersection, off Hwy 34, N 1 mile on N. Quincy, E on Black Hawk Rd. |
N41 01 25.1 |
W92 26 07.8 |
| |
Ottumwa |
Hydro dam |
.2 miles N of Coliseum, portage S |
Coliseum ramp |
Ottumwa |
River Mile 94 |
Hwy. 34, S on Church St., S bank through Coliseum parking lot |
N41 00 42.9 |
W92 24 45.3 |
Cliffland ramp |
Ottumwa |
|
Cliffland Access, 1.5 miles S of Hwy 63/Hwy 34 intersection, turn E on River Road J12 for 4.5 miles, left on Cliffland Rd., N across the river, E bank.
|
N40 57 30.7 |
W92 20 34.8 |
Eldon ramp |
Eldon |
|
Hwy 16 through Eldon, W on 1st St., S .3 miles on Water St. E bank |
N40 54 35.8 |
W92 13 03.1 |
Shidepoke ramp
|
Selma |
|
Hwy. 16, W on Bridge St., across bridge, N on Eagle Dr., W bank, N of bridge |
N40 52 14.8 |
W92 09 30.4 |
| Douds access |
Douds |
|
Access is just before the bridge on V64 (1 block to the south). |
N40 50 09.4 |
W92 05 19.6 |
Austin Park ramp
|
Pittsburg |
|
Off Hwy. 1 in Keosauqua, J40 W, over Pittsburg bridge, .2 miles N on Bridge St., 1.8 miles NE on Eagle Dr., W. bank |
N40 46 03.1 |
W91 58 06.1 |
| |
Pittsburg |
Bridge |
J40, W bank |
N40 44 53.5 |
W91 59 16.2 |
Keosauqua ramp
|
Keosauqua |
|
Hwy. 1, E of bridge on Park St., N bank |
N40 43 49.6 |
W91 57 35.5 |
| Bentonsport ramp |
Historic District |
|
J40, S of bridge on Marion Dr., E bank |
N40 43 31.8 |
W91 51 22.0 |
| Bonaparte ramp |
Historic District |
|
S of J40 bridge, E bank |
N40 41 51.7 |
W91 48 21.8 |
| |
Bonaparte |
Rapids |
.1 mi S of ramp |
Van Buren ramp |
Farmington |
|
From Bonaparte, W on Hwy. W40, cross the Young bridge, 3 miles S on Eagle Dr. W bank |
N40 40 16.8 |
W91 45 29.3 |
Farmington ramp |
Farmington |
|
Hwy. 2, S of bridge on S. Front St. , E bank |
N40 38 19.7 |
W91 44 37.7 |
Turkey Run ramp |
Bryan Hill |
|
Hwy 394 at Argyle, W 2 miles on 295th St., NW 3.7 miles on Belfast Rd., E bank |
N40 33 00.1 |
W91 39 14.9 |
| Ft. Pike ramp |
St. Francisville |
Mo. |
Hwy. 394, E of bridge, S bank on the Missouri side |
N40 27 40.0 |
W91 34 00.5 |
Redwing ramp |
Keokuk |
|
Hwy 61, Hilton Rd. W .5 mile, Larson Ln S 1 mile, Valley Rd. W .4 mile, N bank |
N40 23 14.3 |
W91 26 53.1 |
