Wapsipinicon River access points and trip distances, Iowa

39 access points (39 public) along 202.5 river miles of the Wapsipinicon 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	Boat ramp (east ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. 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)	42.88645, -92.31057	0.3
0.3	Alcock Park Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.88129, -92.31038	9.2
9.5	sweet marsh (south ramp) 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)	42.81321, -92.22745	0.1
9.7	sweet marsh (south ramp) 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)	42.81033, -92.22561	34.0
43.6	Robert McGlaughlin Easement Access Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.53025, -92.02648	3.9
47.5	Otterville Bridge Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.51214, -91.97478	5.1
52.6	Wapsipinicon River Access Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. About 0.23 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.48947, -91.90500	1.2
53.8	Bathing Beach Park Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.47369, -91.89757	0.3
54.1	Independence City Park Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.46954, -91.89547	2.4
56.5	Three Elms Area Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.45535, -91.87020	6.4
62.9	Iron Bridge Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.39942, -91.81242	12.8
75.7	Troy Mills Co. Access 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)	42.31605, -91.72248	0.4
76.1	troy mills wildlife area Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.31521, -91.71533	3.6
79.7	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)	42.29197, -91.68472	0.8
80.5	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)	42.28969, -91.67351	3.6
84.2	Dix Road Access Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.26880, -91.63215	4.4
88.6	Paris Access Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.24474, -91.58441	3.3
91.9	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)	42.22289, -91.54574	0.5
92.4	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)	42.21701, -91.54215	0.1
92.5	Pinicon Ridge Park Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.21562, -91.54131	0.2
92.8	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)	42.21325, -91.53983	0.9
93.7	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)	42.20419, -91.52731	1.0
94.7	Wakpicada Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.19173, -91.52051	0.1
94.9	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)	42.18929, -91.51994	6.3
101.2	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)	42.16490, -91.46157	8.8
110.0	Matsell Bridge Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.13119, -91.38360	3.1
113.0	Stone City Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.11057, -91.34943	3.6
116.6	Anamosa Boat Ramp Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.10100, -91.29318	0.3
117.0	Wapsipinicon State Park Boat Ramp Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.09815, -91.28768	8.9
125.8	Newport Mills Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.04504, -91.20016	6.8
132.6	Olin Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.00365, -91.13278	6.1
138.8	Jungletown River Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.99757, -91.05573	7.5
146.2	Oxford Mills Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.97146, -90.96095	7.1
153.3	Massillon Area Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.91700, -90.92008	3.7
157.1	Walnut Grove Park Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.90933, -90.86395	4.1
161.1	Muhl Bridge Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.88268, -90.83640	12.7
173.8	Sherman Park Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.77459, -90.78700	9.7
183.5	Allens Grove Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.75369, -90.67733	19.0
202.5	McCausland Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.75890, -90.43487	end

Data notes: 6 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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