| Return | *last revised as of 2/1/07 |
| Access Name | Near | Waypoints/ Obstacles | Road/Route | Latitude | Longitude |
N26 Bridge ramp |
Estherville | River Mile 404 | N. of N26, off 4th St., E bank | N43.24.44.8 | W94.50.24.4 |
| Mickelson Park | Estherville | Off Hwy. 9, 1/4 mile south on W.S. 1st St. | N43 23 52.0 | W94 50 43.6 | |
| Estherville |
Hwy 4 Bridge | 1 mile S of Estherville | N43 23 14.7 | W94 49 50.9 | |
| Barbed wire fence (also .5 mile upstream) | Wallingford | A33 Bridge | Off Hwy 4, E 1/3 mile | N43 21 22.0 | W94 47 33.0 |
Peterson ramp |
Wallingford | Off Hwy 4, E on A34, NW bank | N43 19 06.1 | W94 46 44.0 | |
Graettinger |
Bridge | Off Hwy 4, E on B14 | N43 14 31.3 | W94 44 19.0 | |
| Basswood ramp |
Emmetsburg | Hwy. 18, S of bridge, E bank | N43 07 36.7 | W94 42 23.3 | |
| Emmetsburg | Hwy 4 Bridge | 5 river miles south of Basswood | N43 03 58.4 | W94 40 44.0 | |
Mulroney ramp |
Rodman | 2 miles W. of Rodman, N. off B55 (440th St.), S bank | N43 01 02.8 | W94 34 31.0 | |
| Rodman | B55 Bridge | 2 miles E of Mulroney Access |
N43 00 36.0 | W94 32 07.6 | |
| West Bend | B 63 Bridge |
1.5 miles N of River Runner | N42 57 32.5 | W94 31 22.0 | |
River Runner ramp |
West Bend | S on gravel road off B63, E to river, S of bridge, E bank | N42 56 09.2 | W94 31 15.6 | |
| Hamms access carry down | Rolfe | N of Bradgate on P19, 1.75 miles W on 440th St. / County Rd. C18, S of bridge , E bank | N42.50.54.2 | W094.27.29.5 | |
Willows ramp |
Bradgate | C26, E of bridge, N bank | N42 48 05.8 | W94 25 40.3 | |
| Rutland dam ramp | Rutland | Portage around N side of dam | N42 45 21.3 | W94 17 44.6 | |
| Rutland | Utility Dam | Off Hwy 3, N on P33 | N42 45 18.2 | W94 17 44.7 | |
Oxbow Park ramp |
Humboldt | N of Hwy 3, E bank of river | N42 43 55.9 | W94 15 25.5 | |
Joe Sheldon ramp |
Humboldt | Off Hwy 3 .4 miles, S off park road, S bank | N42 43 42.5 | W94 15 01.1 | |
Humboldt Dam ramp |
Humboldt | 1st. St., 800 ft. W off Hwy. 169, N bank | N42 43 39.3 | W94 13 44.7 | |
| Humboldt dam | .1 mile S | ||||
Gotch Park ramp |
Humboldt | 1 mile N of Hwy C49, Off Hwy. 169, 1 mile E, , N on Gotch Park Rd., N bank | N42 40 33.5 | W94 11 57.6 | |
| Cornbelt REC dam | .2 miles S, Erickson farm portage road | N42.40.25.9 | W094.11.24.9 | ||
| Ft. Dodge | C 56 Bridge | 1 mile E off Hwy. 169, 4.5 river miles south of Gotch Park | N42 36 57.0 | W94 12 48.3 | |
| Ft. Dodge | D14 Bridge | 5.6 river miles S of C56 Bridge | N42 32 37.0 | W94 12 58.5 | |
Hydro Dam ramp |
Ft. Dodge | River mile 314 | Off 169, at Hwy 7, E on NW 3rd Ave., N at 2nd St. NW, W bank past Hydo Park | N42 31 11.0 | W94 11 58.1 |
| Ft. Dodge | Low head dam | Off Bus. 20 | N42 29 37.2 | W94 11 16.2 | |
| Low head dam ramp | Ft. Dodge | 100 ft. S of train trestle | S. at Dragoon Trail sign off Bus. 20, W bank | N42 29 27.3 | W94 11 03.0 |
| Kalo |
Kalo Bridge P59 | 5 miles S of Ft. Dodge, 1.2 miles S of Hwy 20 Bridge | N42 25 54.6 | W94 07 57.3 | |
| Dolliver State Park ramp | Lehigh | E off Hwy 169 on Hwy. 50, North at Dolliver Rd., W bank | N42.23.24.1 | W094.04.44.2 | |
Lehigh |
Hwy 50 Bridge | Off Hwy 169, E 2 miles past Dolliver Rd. | N42 21 37.8 | W94 03 03.0 | |
| Deception Hollow ramp | Lehigh | Hwy. 50 to Sampson Rd. (P73), E on McGuire Rd., W bank | N42 19 38.5 | W94 01 14.1 | |
| Stratford | Bridge | D54 | N42.17.51.8 | W093.55.58.1 | |
| *Skillet Recreation ramp | Stratford | Hwy. 175, just W of bridge, 1 mile N of bridge, W bank | N42.15.41.9 | W093.59.43.7 | |
| Stratford |
Hwy. 175 Bridge | N42 15 09.2 | W93 59 46.2 | ||
| Carlson Recreation carry down | Dayton | Hwy. 175, W bank | N42.13.53.7 | W093.58.56.7 | |
| Norton Ford | From E18 bridge, W 1.5 miles to J Ave, N 1 mile to "T", E on 118th to Juniper Rd, S to undeveloped access. | N42 11 04.0 | W93 58 28.8 | ||
| Fraser |
E18 Bridge | N42 10 04.8 | W93 57 53.7 | ||
| Upper Fraser ramp | Fraser | Off E26 to Fraser, N on Juniper Rd, W bank | N42.07.43.6 | W093.58.54.3 | |
| Fraser | Fraser Dam | Off E26 | N42.07.31.4 | W093.58.37.8 | |
*Lower Fraser ramp |
Fraser | Off E26, W bank | N42.07.19.0 | W093.58.12.4 | |
| Boone Waterworks ramp | Boone | North of E26, E bank | N42.04.53.9 | W093.56.17.3 | |
| *Boone Waterworks | Boone | lowhead dam, carrydown | .2 miles S, E26 Bridge, E bank | N42.04.41.6 | W093.56.08.4 |
| Boone |
Hwy 14 Bridge | N42 02 37.0 | W93 55 54.7 | ||
| Boone Hwy. 30 ramp | Boone | Hwy. 30, W bank, N of bridge | N42.02.12.6 | W093.55.40.1 | |
Carrydown |
Moingona | Ledges | State Park, E bank | N41.59.34.9 | W093.53.33.4 |
*E57 ramp |
Luther | E57, E bank, N of bridge | N41.58.00.0 | W093.53.46.3 | |
| Sportsman's Access ramp | Luther | E57 2.4 miles W from Luther, 1 mile S on Peach St. at the Arboretum sign, at T intersection, turn W .5 miles on 280th, at Opal continue W for 1 mile, at 285th and Opal, turn S at the "road closed" sign, .5 mile, E bank | N41 55 58.9 | W93 53 12.4 | |
| *Laurie ramp |
Madrid | Hwy. 210 W 2.6 miles, N of bridge, E bank | N41.52.26.6 | W093.51.52.0 | |
Madrid |
Hwy 17 Bridge | N41 48 14.1 | W93 48 47.2 | ||
Jester Park ramp |
Saylorville | Hwy. 415, into Jester Park, W bank | N41.46.57.4 | W093.46.04.0 | |
Saylorville Dam |
Polk City | River Mile 213 | Hwy 415 | N41.42.12.6 | W093.41.24.4 |
| Cottonwood carry down | Saylorville | Off 415, E bank | N41.41.33.2 | W093.40.48.1 | |
| *Sycamore ramp | Des Moines | Sycamore is off NW 66th St., on the east side of the river north of the bridge. NW 66th intersects NW Beaver Rd. and 12th St. | N41.40.51.3 | W093.40.06.6 | |
| Des Moines | Bridge | I-80 |
N41.39.00.7 | W093.40.13.4 | |
*Prospect Park ramp |
Des Moines | Prospect Park is off Hickman Rd. in Des Moines, just east of ML King Parkway. | N41.37.05.7 | W093.38.12.2 | |
*Birdland Marina ramp |
Des Moines | Birdland Marina is off University Ave. on the east side of the river, then north on Pennsylvania about 1 mile. | N41.36.34.9 | W093.36.36.1 | |
| Des Moines | Center St. Dam | ||||
| *Harriet St. ramp | Des Moines | SE 14th St. boat ramp (also called Harriet St.) is off SE 14th St. south of East Grand Ave. | N41.34.32.5 | W093.35.35.9 | |
Pleasant Hill |
Bridge | New Hwy. 65 | N41.33.50.6 | W093.30.42.2 | |
*Yellow Banks ramp |
Carlisle | off Vandalia Road about 3 miles east of new Hwy. 65. , into Yellow Banks Park, E bank | N41.32.42.8 | W093.28.30.3 | |
Hartford ramp |
Hartford | Hwy. 5, W bank | N41.29.15.8 | W093.23.43.7 | |
*Runnels Bridge ramp |
Runnels | Take the 3rd gravel road to the left past Hartford, which is Delaware, and which is marked with a Webb's Camping sign. After .6 miles, the gravel road becomes 228th. Go 1.4 miles, past the KIOA transmitters, turn right on the gravel road at the campground sign onto Carpenter Pl., 1 mile to the river. | N41.29.10.2 | W093.21.32.4 | |
*Bennington ramp |
Runnells | North of Runnells on Hwy. 316, take F70 east (also called SE 64th), then go south 2.5 miles on 117th. Follow the boat ramp signs. | N41.29.12.3 | W093.16.25.9 | |
*Boxcars ramp |
Red Rock | The Boxcar ramp can be reached off Hwy. 14 on Carpenter Ave. south of Monroe. West on Carpenter 8 miles, South on 68th | N41.27.58.0 | W093.12.39.4 | |
*Elk Rock ramp |
Elk Rock Park | Mile Long Bridge | Elk Rock boat ramp is just south of the intersection between G40 and Hwy. 14. | N41.24.09.5 | W093.06.08.3 |
| South Access ramp | Red Rock dam | T15, W bank | N41.21.53.6 | W092.59.11.2 | |
Howell Station ramp |
Red Rock | River Mile141 | T15, E bank | N41.21.47.2 | W092.58.20.0 |
| Red Rock | Hwy. 92 bridge |
N41 18 31.8 | W92 52 31.5 | ||
*Eveland ramp |
Bussey | Off Hwy. 63, S of Oskaloosa, G71 W , T39 N about 3 miles, S bank, E of bridge | N41.14.09.7 | W092.44.09.3 | |
| Eveland | G71 bridge |
N41 12 19.6 | W92 40 41.8 | ||
Hard Fish ramp |
Eddyville | Off Hwy. 63, W 1.3 miles on Hwy. 137, N on Heartland Dr., W bank | N41 09 25.3 | W92 39 09.5 | |
Carry down access |
Chillicothe | Bridge | Hwy 63 | N41.05.13.6 | W092.31.35.6 |
Black Hawk ramp |
Ottumwa | W of the Hwy 63/Hwy 34 intersection, off Hwy 34, N 1 mile on N. Quincy, E on Black Hawk Rd. | N41 01 25.1 | W92 26 07.8 | |
| Ottumwa | Hydro dam | .2 miles N of Coliseum, portage S | |||
Coliseum ramp |
Ottumwa | River Mile 94 | Hwy. 34, S on Church St., S bank through Coliseum parking lot | N41 00 42.9 | W92 24 45.3 |
Cliffland ramp |
Ottumwa | At Hwy. 34 and Bus. 34 intersection, 2.8 miles E on Hwy 34, S .7 miles on Old Agency Rd. , turn W at the T intersection, 1.6 miles, S 3.3 miles on Cliffland Rd., E bank | N40 57 30.7 | W92 20 34.8 | |
Eldon ramp |
Eldon | Hwy 16 through Eldon, W on 1st St., S .3 miles on Water St. E bank | N40 54 35.8 | W92 13 03.1 | |
| Shidepoke ramp |
Selma | Hwy. 16, W on Bridge St., across bridge, N on Eagle Dr., W bank, N of bridge | N40 52 14.8 | W92 09 30.4 | |
| Douds access | Douds | Access is just before the bridge on V64 (1 block to the south). | 40 50 09.4 | 092 05 19.6 | |
| Austin Park ramp |
Pittsburg | Off Hwy. 1 in Keosauqua, J40 W, over Pittsburg bridge, .2 miles N on Bridge St., 1.8 miles NE on Eagle Dr., W. bank | N40 46 03.1 | W91 58 06.1 | |
Pittsburg |
Bridge | J40, W bank | N40.44.53.5 | W091.59.16.2 | |
| Keosauqua ramp |
Keosauqua | Hwy. 1, E of bridge on Park St., N bank | N40 43 49.6 | W91 57 35.5 | |
| Bentonsport ramp | Historic District | J40, S of bridge on Marion Dr., E bank | N40 43 31.8 | W91 51 22.0 | |
| Bonaparte ramp | Historic District | S of J40 bridge, E bank | N40 41 51.7 | W91 48 21.8 | |
Bonaparte |
Rapids | .1 mi S of ramp | |||
Van Buren ramp |
Farmington | From Bonaparte, W on Hwy. W40, cross the Young bridge, 3 miles S on Eagle Dr. W bank | N40 40 16.8 | W91 45 29.3 | |
Farmington ramp |
Farmington | Hwy. 2, S of bridge on S. Front St. , E bank | N40 38 19.7 | W91 44 37.7 | |
Turkey Run ramp |
Bryan Hill | Hwy 394 at Argyle, W 2 miles on 295th St., NW 3.7 miles on Belfast Rd., E bank | N40 33 00.1 | W91 39 14.9 | |
| Ft. Pike ramp | St. Francisville | Mo. | Hwy. 394, E of bridge, S bank on the Missouri side | N40 27 40.0 | W91 34 00.5 |
Redwing ramp |
Keokuk | Hwy 61, Hilton Rd. W .5 mile, Larson Ln S 1 mile, Valley Rd. W .4 mile, N bank | N40 23 13.4 | W91 26 55.5 |