Austin Park Boat Ramp
Austin Park Boat Ramp is a public access point in Van Buren County, Iowa, providing access to Des Moines River. It sits within the Austin County Park-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 Austin Park Boat Ramp does — they're listed here in order of distance from this ramp.
- Keosauqua Ramp 2.6 mi away
- Bentonsport Park 6.5 mi away
- Douds Access 7.9 mi away
- Bonaparte Ramp 9.8 mi away
- Shidepoke Access 12 mi away
- Des Moines River Access 13 mi away
- Farmington Access 15 mi away
- Eldon Ramp 16 mi away
Other boat ramps in Van Buren County
Van Buren County tracks 12 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 Austin Park Boat Ramp or leads somewhere completely different.
- Austin Park Des Moines River less than 0.1 mi away
- Keosauqua Ramp Des Moines River 2.6 mi away
- Lake Sugema Wildlife Area Tug Fork Big Indian Creek 5.2 mi away
- Lake Sugema Wildlife Area Tug Fork Big Indian Creek 5.4 mi away
- Lake Sugema Wildlife Area Big Indian Creek 5.7 mi away
- Lake Sugema Wildlife Area Big Indian Creek 6 mi away