Rathbun Wildlife Management Area Boat Ramp
Rathbun Wildlife Management Area Boat Ramp is a public access point in Lucas County, Iowa, providing access to Chariton River. It sits within the Honey Creek-Chariton River watershed.
Sourced from Iowa Department of Natural Resources . Last checked against the source on July 7, 2026.
Boat ramps on Chariton River
We track 6 public boat ramps on Chariton 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 Rathbun Wildlife Management Area Boat Ramp does — they're listed here in order of distance from this ramp.
- Rathbun Wildlife Management Area 2.2 mi away
- Colyn Wildlife Area 3.1 mi away
- Rathbun Wildlife Management Area 4.3 mi away
- Rathbun Wildlife Management Area 5 mi away
- Sharon Bluffs State Park 22 mi away
Other boat ramps in Lucas County
Lucas County tracks 6 public boat ramps in total, spread across several different rivers, creeks and lakes — not just Chariton 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 Rathbun Wildlife Management Area Boat Ramp or leads somewhere completely different.
- Rathbun Wildlife Management Area Chariton River less than 0.1 mi away
- Colyn Wildlife Area Chariton River 3.1 mi away
- Lake Morris Little White Breast Creek - Lake Morris 9.3 mi away
- Red Haw Lake - East Red Haw Lake 9.5 mi away
- Lake Ellis Lake Ellis 9.5 mi away
- Red Haw Lake - West Red Haw Lake 9.6 mi away