Shady Creek Public Access Boat Ramp
Shady Creek Public Access Boat Ramp is a public access point in Muscatine County, Iowa, providing access to Mississippi River. It sits within the Fourth Slough-Mississippi River watershed.
Sourced from Iowa Department of Natural Resources . Last checked against the source on July 7, 2026.
Boat ramps on Mississippi River
We track 9 public boat ramps on Mississippi 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 Shady Creek Public Access Boat Ramp does — they're listed here in order of distance from this ramp.
- Fairport Public Access Area 2.7 mi away
- Clark's Ferry Recreation Area 3.6 mi away
- Buffalo Shores Access 7 mi away
- Municipal Boat Ramp 8.7 mi away
- Kilpeck Landing Public Area 14 mi away
- Marquette St 16 mi away
- Bettendorf 19 mi away
- Odessa Wildlife Area - USACOE 21 mi away
Other boat ramps in Muscatine County
Muscatine County tracks 9 public boat ramps in total, spread across several different rivers, creeks and lakes — not just Mississippi 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 Shady Creek Public Access Boat Ramp or leads somewhere completely different.
- Shady Creek Public Access Mississippi River less than 0.1 mi away
- Fairport Public Access Area Mississippi River 2.7 mi away
- Clark's Ferry Recreation Area Mississippi River 3.6 mi away
- Municipal Boat Ramp Mississippi River 8.7 mi away
- Jack Shugar Memorial Park Cedar River 14 mi away
- Wiese Slough Wildlife Area Weise Slough 15 mi away