Missouri River access points and trip distances, Iowa

37 access points (37 public) along 216.3 river miles of the Missouri 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	Boat ramp (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)	42.56016, -96.64464	15.7
15.7	Sioux City Municipal Boat Dock Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.48992, -96.42399	0.9
16.7	Scenic Park S Sioux City About 0.11 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.48578, -96.40619	6.4
23.0	Dakota City Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.41247, -96.41297	3.6
26.6	Weedland Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.36274, -96.41520	13.2
39.8	Winnebago Bend Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.21036, -96.35802	4.2
44.1	Boat ramp near Horsehead Creek Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. About 0.10 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.15511, -96.33713	4.9
48.9	Whiting Lighthouse (PRIVATE) 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)	42.11416, -96.26653	8.3
57.2	Sunset Island Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.00935, -96.23959	0.4
57.6	Decatur Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.00419, -96.24408	9.7
67.3	Huff Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.92492, -96.13458	4.5
71.8	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)	41.87283, -96.14606	3.5
75.4	Boat ramp (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)	41.83468, -96.10806	0.1
75.5	Pelican Point About 0.10 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.83382, -96.11177	3.4
78.9	Little Sioux Delta Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.80239, -96.06626	9.5
88.4	Remington Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.68645, -96.12056	5.3
93.8	Tyson Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.62192, -96.11397	2.9
96.7	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)	41.58765, -96.09373	3.0
99.7	Blair City boat ramp Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.55232, -96.09676	0.1
99.8	rand access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.55065, -96.09450	7.3
107.1	Wilson Island Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.47925, -96.01274	13.3
120.3	Boat ramp (east ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. 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)	41.35825, -95.94812	0.1
120.5	NP Dodge Memorial Park 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)	41.35727, -95.95053	8.0
128.5	Narrow's Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.28479, -95.87541	11.7
140.2	Manawa Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.18909, -95.86418	6.3
146.5	Haworth River Park Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.13357, -95.87716	9.4
155.9	Plattsmouth Boat Ramp About 0.10 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.01498, -95.86903	4.0
159.9	Boat ramp near Keg Creek Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	40.97222, -95.82662	6.6
166.5	Bartlett Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	40.88746, -95.80888	9.0
175.5	Missouri River Boat Ramp Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	40.77819, -95.83456	5.7
181.2	Copeland Bend Wildlife Area Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	40.71749, -95.88007	2.7
183.9	Riverview Boat Ramp Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	40.69115, -95.84830	1.7
185.6	Waubonsie Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	40.67238, -95.83145	7.1
192.7	Hamburg Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	40.60395, -95.74698	12.1
204.8	Peru Boat Ramp Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	40.48344, -95.69748	7.1
211.9	Brownville Riverside City Park Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	40.39559, -95.65068	4.4
216.3	Boat ramp near State Line Slough Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	40.33874, -95.62185	end

Data notes: 7 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, Nebraska Game & Parks 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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