Hardfish Access Boat Ramp
Hardfish Access Boat Ramp is a public access point in Monroe County, Iowa, providing access to Des Moines River. It sits within the St Joseph Creek-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 Hardfish Access Boat Ramp does — they're listed here in order of distance from this ramp.
- Eveland Access 7 mi away
- Black Hawk River Access 15 mi away
- Black Hawk Road Access 15 mi away
- Ottumwa 16 mi away
- Cliffland Access 21 mi away
- Eldon Ramp 28 mi away
- Shidepoke Access 32 mi away
- Douds Access 37 mi away
Other boat ramps in Monroe County
Monroe County tracks 3 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 Hardfish Access Boat Ramp or leads somewhere completely different.
- Hardfish Access Des Moines River less than 0.1 mi away
- Miami Lake Wildlife Area Bluff Creek - Lake Miami 10 mi away
- Miami Lake Wildlife Area Bluff Creek - Lake Miami 10 mi away