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Big Blue Pond Boat Launch

This is a public boat ramp on Big Blue Pond near Mason City, Iowa.

Aerial view of the shore, a dock and the roadside parking, October 2023
Aerial view of the shore, a dock and the roadside parking, October 2023 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map
Zebra mussels

Zebra mussels (latest report 2016) reported in this water (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database). Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.

USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database · checked October 20, 2026

Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.

At the launch

Type
Boat ramp
Website
programs.iowadnr.gov
Coordinates
43.13907, -93.21956

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This launch has no official name in our sources; the name above describes where it is.

Conditions

On Big Blue Pond

Lake in Iowa. All launches on Big Blue Pond.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: programs.iowadnr.gov: Amenities at Blue Pit include: Boat Access Accessible Pier Beach Trails Accessible Facilities Good/Excellent Shorefishing Gravel Boat Ramp Community Fishing Location. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.