Waterway
Des Moines River
27 public boat launches mapped. Each one links to its own page with directions and what is nearby.
Iowa27 launches
- 4th Street BridgeNearest listing: Parks Marinapublic
- Basswood Recreation AreaNearest listing: Oak Hill Marinapublic
- Birdland ParkNearest listing: Saylorville Lake Marinapublic
- Black Hawk River AccessNearest listing: Rathbun Lake Marina Campground and Boat Rentalspublic
- Black Hawk Road AccessNearest listing: Rathbun Lake Marina Campground and Boat Rentalspublic
- Cliffland AccessNearest listing: Rathbun Lake Marina Campground and Boat Rentalspublic
- Dogwood RampNearest listing: Big Creek Marinapublic
- Eveland AccessNearest listing: Red Rock Marinapublic
- Graettinger AccessNearest listing: Parks Marinapublic
- Hardfish AccessNearest listing: Rathbun Lake Marina Campground and Boat Rentalspublic
- HIghway 19 BridgeNearest listing: Parks Marinapublic
- Highway 30 BridgeNearest listing: Parks Marinapublic
- Highway 4 BridgeNearest listing: Parks Marinapublic
- Hwy 210 AccessNearest listing: Big Creek Marinapublic
- Hwy 30 AccessNearest listing: Big Creek Marinapublic
- North Fraser RampNearest listing: Big Creek Marinapublic
- OttumwaNearest listing: Rathbun Lake Marina Campground and Boat Rentalspublic
- Peterson AccessNearest listing: Parks Marinapublic
- Pleasant Hill Boat RampNearest listing: Saylorville Lake Marinapublic
- Prospect ParkNearest listing: Saylorville Lake Marinapublic
- Runnells AccessNearest listing: Red Rock Marinapublic
- South Fraser RampNearest listing: Big Creek Marinapublic
- Sportsman RampNearest listing: Big Creek Marinapublic
- Sub-1 RampNearest listing: Big Creek Marinapublic
- Sycamore AccessNearest listing: Saylorville Lake Marinapublic
- Waterworks Ramp (Downstream)Nearest listing: Big Creek Marinapublic
- Yellow Banks AccessNearest listing: Saylorville Lake Marinapublic
Launch locations come from OpenStreetMap contributors. Access, fees and seasonal closures change; check with the managing agency before you tow.
Other big water
- Mississippi River160 launches
- Tennessee River - Kentucky Lake76 launches
- Chattahoochee River - Lake Lanier61 launches
- Red River - Lake Texoma61 launches
- Missouri River54 launches
- Cumberland River - Lake Barkley48 launches
- Lake Champlain46 launches
- Lake Sakakawea43 launches
- White River - Table Rock Lake40 launches
- Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway36 launches
- Lake Michigan36 launches
- Colorado River35 launches
