Maquoketa River access points and trip distances, Iowa

25 access points (25 public) along 124.9 river miles of the Maquoketa 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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Access points in river order

River mile	Access	Latitude, longitude	To next (river mi)
0.0	Backbone Dam Access Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.60052, -91.53609	0.1
0.1	Backbone State Park Access Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.59954, -91.53815	1.9
2.0	Dundee Access Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.57970, -91.54871	4.2
6.2	Lindsey Bridge Access Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.54785, -91.50984	6.8
13.0	Manchester Whitewater Park (Upper) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.48306, -91.46076	0.2
13.2	Manchester Whitewater Park (Lower) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.48141, -91.45826	0.7
13.9	Schram Park Access Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.47317, -91.45432	0.1
14.0	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)	42.47143, -91.45312	2.3
16.3	Pin Oak Access Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.45536, -91.43243	1.7
18.0	Bailey's Ford Park Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.44311, -91.40963	4.6
22.6	Turtle Creek Park Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.40460, -91.37891	1.6
24.2	Hartwick Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.41018, -91.36356	2.3
26.5	Maquoketa River Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.40977, -91.34249	20.1
46.6	Boat ramp near Kitty Creek Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.24452, -91.17312	0.2
46.7	Mon-Maq Dam Walk-in Canoe Landing Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.24589, -91.17057	7.6
54.3	Pictured Rocks Boat Landing Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.20638, -91.10288	20.3
74.6	Canton Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.16263, -90.89436	8.5
83.1	Canoe Access (south ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.12017, -90.82975	4.2
87.3	Boat ramp near Bear Creek Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.09033, -90.79694	3.4
90.7	Joinerville Park Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.08107, -90.75153	5.8
96.5	Maquoketa City Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.07526, -90.67004	3.3
99.8	Boat ramp near Prairie Creek (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)	42.08456, -90.63258	8.1
107.9	Canoe Access (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)	42.10135, -90.51850	8.4
116.3	Spragueville Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.08088, -90.43553	8.6
124.9	Highway 52 Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.15728, -90.33920	end

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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