Iowa Lakes with Boat Ramps

Iowa has 2 lakes with at least one public boat ramp, totaling 3 launch sites we track. Dudgeon Lake has the most, with 2 ramps alone.

2 Lakes
3 Boat ramps
Dudgeon Lake Most ramps (2)
2 Counties covered

Average of 1.5 boat ramps per lake.

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We currently list 2 of the 78 lakes we've identified in Iowa. Additional lakes will appear as more counties complete the verification process.

Top Lakes

The 2 lakes with the most public boat ramps we track in Iowa.

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All Iowa Lakes with Boat Ramps

All 2 Iowa lakes with public boat ramps are listed below. Lakes are sorted alphabetically by default, or you can reorder them by number of launch sites. Click any lake to view detailed ramp locations, maps, launch information and available facilities.

Good · Fair · Poor - EPA water quality assessment, shown only where every ramp on that lake falls within the same watershed.

Other waterway types in Iowa

Lakes aren't the only way ramps are organized here - browse another type below.

Sourced from Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Data on this page was last updated October 19, 2026, based on the latest ramp data update. See all waterways and counties in Iowa →