Prospect Park Boat Ramp
Prospect Park Boat Ramp is a public access point in Polk County, Iowa, providing access to Des Moines River. It sits within the Saylor Creek-Des Moines River watershed.
Sourced from U.S. Geological Survey . 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 Prospect Park Boat Ramp does — they're listed here in order of distance from this ramp.
- Birdland Park 1.4 mi away
- Sycamore Access 4.6 mi away
- Pleasant Hill Boat Ramp 7.5 mi away
- Yellow Banks Access 9.7 mi away
- Runnells Access 17 mi away
- Sub-1 Ramp 19 mi away
- Hwy 210 Access 21 mi away
- Sportsman Ramp 25 mi away
Other boat ramps in Polk County
Polk County tracks 18 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 Prospect Park Boat Ramp or leads somewhere completely different.
- Prospect Park Des Moines River less than 0.1 mi away
- Birdland Park Des Moines River 1.4 mi away
- Des Moines Water Works Park North Raccoon River 3.6 mi away
- Sycamore Access Des Moines River 4.6 mi away
- Lakeview High Water Big Creek - Saylorville Lake 6.8 mi away
- Lakeview Main A Big Creek - Saylorville Lake 7 mi away