Red Cedar River access points and trip distances, Wisconsin

29 access points (29 public) along 100.4 river miles of the Red Cedar River in Wisconsin. 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	Mikana Dam Carry-in Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	45.58928, -91.60296	10.6
10.6	Red Cedar River Access near Rice Lake Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	45.51597, -91.72041	1.5
12.1	Stein Street Ramp Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	45.49886, -91.73188	1.8
13.9	Red Cedar River Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	45.48015, -91.74974	3.5
17.4	Sawyer Landing Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	45.44484, -91.76530	4.1
21.6	Red Cedar River - Johnson Landing Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	45.40137, -91.77764	6.0
27.5	Red Cedar River - County Hwy OO Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	45.35154, -91.74656	4.1
31.7	Red Cedar River - County Hwy D Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	45.32025, -91.69190	2.8
34.5	I Bridge Landing Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	45.28912, -91.70617	3.5
38.0	A & I Bridge Landing Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	45.24897, -91.72044	4.2
42.1	Pike Lake Access near Upper Pine Creek Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	45.20094, -91.72032	1.0
43.2	Myron Park & Campground Boat Ramp Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	45.19253, -91.70657	2.4
45.5	Red Cedar River Access near Sand Creek Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	45.16825, -91.68789	2.4
47.9	Red Cedar River Access near Hay Creek Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	45.14238, -91.70412	9.6
57.6	Big Cedar River Launch Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	45.05276, -91.71204	6.0
63.6	Boat ramp near Eighteenmile Creek Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	45.00283, -91.72973	1.1
64.7	Felland Park Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	45.00719, -91.73658	3.6
68.3	Dobbs Landing Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.99817, -91.78291	2.8
71.1	Russian Slough Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.99343, -91.80960	4.0
75.1	Lambs Creek Park Boat Ramp Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.96821, -91.87384	1.1
76.2	Kleist Landing 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)	44.95699, -91.88466	2.2
78.5	690th Avenue Boat Launch Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.92853, -91.88733	6.1
84.6	Boat ramp near Wilson Creek Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.88523, -91.92955	0.0
84.6	Hwy 12 Boat Launch 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)	44.88263, -91.92805	0.1
84.7	Paddle put-in near Wilson Creek Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.88391, -91.93105	0.7
85.4	Red Cedar River Access at Hwy 29 Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.87590, -91.93709	0.3
85.7	Riverside Park Canoe Launch Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.87258, -91.94084	8.0
93.7	Downsville Public Boat Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.77389, -91.93538	6.7
100.4	Dunnville Bottoms Boat Landing Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.71637, -91.89692	end

Data notes: 2 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 OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wisconsin DNR Boat Access. 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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