Hawthorn Widlife Area Boat Ramp

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Hawthorn Widlife Area Boat Ramp is a public access point in Mahaska County, Iowa, providing access to Pleasant Creek. It sits within the Pleasant Creek-North Skunk River watershed.

Sourced from Iowa Department of Natural Resources . Last checked against the source on July 7, 2026.

Boat ramps on Pleasant Creek

We track 2 public boat ramps on Pleasant Creek, 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 Hawthorn Widlife Area Boat Ramp does — they're listed here in order of distance from this ramp.

Other boat ramps in Mahaska County

Mahaska County tracks 6 public boat ramps in total, spread across several different rivers, creeks and lakes — not just Pleasant Creek. 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 Hawthorn Widlife Area Boat Ramp or leads somewhere completely different.

Quick facts

County
Mahaska County, Iowa
Coordinates
41.4785391, -92.4511586
Waterbody
Pleasant Creek
Access type
Public
Last verified
July 7, 2026
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