Iowa River access points and trip distances, Iowa

35 access points (35 public) along 267.8 river miles of the Iowa River in Iowa. Distances are measured along the river on the NHDPlus V2 main-stem flowline, not straight-line. River mile 0 is the farthest-upstream access listed here.

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Dark dots are public access points; brown dots are private, members-only or agency-land access. Tap a dot for its river mile and coordinates.

Access points in river order

River mile	Access	Latitude, longitude	To next (river mi)
0.0	Iowa River Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.52320, -93.37936	5.6
5.6	Boat ramp near Elk Run (west ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.52305, -93.28991	1.6
7.2	Boat ramp near Elk Run (east ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.51765, -93.26740	0.5
7.7	Dougans Landing Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.51888, -93.25852	29.6
37.2	Boat ramp near Pine Creek Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.36526, -93.08088	0.7
37.9	Eldora Dam Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.35629, -93.08138	24.0
61.9	Timmons Grove Park Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.09141, -93.00103	16.5
78.3	Three Bridges Park Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.02654, -92.80681	7.3
85.6	McCoy Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.01086, -92.72202	11.6
97.2	Manatts Landing Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.95252, -92.57835	9.2
106.4	Long Point Landing Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.94011, -92.47822	4.6
111.0	Duffus Landing Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.92058, -92.43343	5.3
116.3	Chelsea Boat Ramp Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.90579, -92.39418	9.1
125.4	Belle Plane Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.85970, -92.27669	3.3
128.8	Boat ramp (east ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.85035, -92.24533	4.8
133.5	Koszta Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.83933, -92.19853	10.8
144.3	Gateway Park and Preserve Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.81120, -92.06999	20.6
165.0	Hawkeye Wildlife area near Matson Pond Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.78934, -91.79042	1.5
166.5	Proctor Boat Ramp Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.78594, -91.77315	4.2
170.7	Hawkeye Wildlife area near Wisniewski Pond Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.79158, -91.71423	4.9
175.6	Curtis Bridge Boat Ramp Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.80723, -91.64577	7.7
183.3	Lake MacBride State Park About 0.13 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.79519, -91.57859	3.5
186.8	Mehaffey Bridge About 0.12 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.77214, -91.56529	1.3
188.1	Sugar Bottom About 0.13 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.75601, -91.56154	3.4
191.5	Coralville Dam Boat Access About 0.14 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.72521, -91.53176	0.4
191.9	Trailwater East Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.72089, -91.52871	4.1
196.0	Edgewood Park Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.68428, -91.55727	3.1
199.1	City Park Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.67559, -91.53450	2.6
201.7	Sturgis Ferry Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.64179, -91.53848	8.9
210.6	Hills Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.55601, -91.52022	9.2
219.8	River Junction Boat Ramp Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.49022, -91.50212	23.7
243.5	River Forks Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.28297, -91.34539	13.9
257.4	Boat ramp (east ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.17695, -91.18122	0.6
258.0	Fred T. Schwob Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.17411, -91.16955	9.8
267.8	Cappy Russell Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.10273, -91.05268	end

Data notes: 4 access points are more than 0.1 mi from the mapped line; its river mile is where it meets the line.

Sources: river line and lengths from NHDPlus V2 via EPA WATERS (lengths scaled to each reach's published length); access points from Iowa DNR Boat Ramps, OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Only access points in our launch data are shown, so there may be others. Check access, dams and conditions before you go.

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