Peterson Access Boat Ramp
Peterson Access Boat Ramp is a public access point in Emmet County, Iowa, providing access to Des Moines River. It sits within the Drainage Ditch 151-Des Moines River watershed.
Sourced from Iowa Department of Natural Resources . Last checked against the source on July 7, 2026.
Boat ramps on Des Moines River
We track 9 public boat ramps on Des Moines River, including this one. If you're planning to spend your time on a different stretch of the water, one of the launch points below may put you closer to where you're actually headed than Peterson Access Boat Ramp does — they're listed here in order of distance from this ramp.
- Graettinger Access 5.7 mi away
- 4th Street Bridge 7.2 mi away
- Basswood Recreation Area 14 mi away
- Mulroney Recreation Area 23 mi away
- River Runner Access 29 mi away
- Willows Access 40 mi away
- Rutland Utility Dam 46 mi away
- Oxbow Access 48 mi away
Other boat ramps in Emmet County
Emmet County tracks 12 public boat ramps in total, spread across several different rivers, creeks and lakes — not just Des Moines River. Each one below shows which waterbody it's on, so you can tell at a glance whether it actually connects to the same water as Peterson Access Boat Ramp or leads somewhere completely different.
- Peterson Access Des Moines River less than 0.1 mi away
- Burr Oak Lake Burr Oak Lake 2.5 mi away
- Ingham-High Wetland Complex High Lake 4.1 mi away
- Ingham-High Wetland Complex Ingham Lake 4.3 mi away
- Ingham-High Wetland Complex Ingham Lake 4.4 mi away
- Ingham-High Wetland Complex Ingham Lake 5.2 mi away