Chain Lakes Boat Ramp
Chain Lakes Boat Ramp is a public access point in Linn County, Iowa, providing access to West Fork Cedar River. It sits within the Silver Creek-Cedar River watershed.
Sourced from Iowa Department of Natural Resources . Last checked against the source on July 7, 2026.
Boat ramps on West Fork Cedar River
We track 9 public boat ramps on West Fork Cedar 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 Chain Lakes Boat Ramp does — they're listed here in order of distance from this ramp.
- Mohawk Park 5.4 mi away
- North Cedar Natural Area 7.6 mi away
- Benton City - Fry 11 mi away
- Wildcat Bluff 11 mi away
- Hoefle - Dulin 13 mi away
- Riverside City Park 15 mi away
- Dudgeon 15 mi away
- Winegar Access 22 mi away
Other boat ramps in Linn County
Linn County tracks 15 public boat ramps in total, spread across several different rivers, creeks and lakes — not just West Fork Cedar 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 Chain Lakes Boat Ramp or leads somewhere completely different.
- Chain Lakes West Fork Cedar River less than 0.1 mi away
- Pleasant Creek State Recreational Area - Southeast Pleasant Creek - Pleasant Creek Lake 5.3 mi away
- Pleasant Creek State Recreational Area - Southwest Pleasant Creek - Pleasant Creek Lake 5.3 mi away
- Mohawk Park West Fork Cedar River 5.4 mi away
- Pleasant Creek State Recreational Area - Northwest Pleasant Creek - Pleasant Creek Lake 5.5 mi away
- Pleasant Creek State Recreational Area - Northeast Pleasant Creek - Pleasant Creek Lake 5.7 mi away