Basswood Recreation Area Boat Ramp
Basswood Recreation Area Boat Ramp is a public access point in Palo Alto County, Iowa, providing access to Des Moines River. It sits within the City of Emmetsburg-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 Basswood Recreation Area Boat Ramp does — they're listed here in order of distance from this ramp.
- Graettinger Access 8.1 mi away
- Mulroney Recreation Area 10 mi away
- Peterson Access 14 mi away
- River Runner Access 16 mi away
- 4th Street Bridge 21 mi away
- Willows Access 27 mi away
- Rutland Utility Dam 33 mi away
- Oxbow Access 35 mi away
Other boat ramps in Palo Alto County
Palo Alto County tracks 11 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 Basswood Recreation Area Boat Ramp or leads somewhere completely different.
- Basswood Recreation Area Des Moines River less than 0.1 mi away
- Kearney Park Five Island Lake 1.4 mi away
- Five Island Lake Five Island Lake 1.6 mi away
- Five Island Lake Five Island Lake 2.2 mi away
- Graettinger Access Des Moines River 8.1 mi away
- Mulroney Recreation Area Des Moines River 10 mi away