Iowa / Upper Iowa River /
Chester Access
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Upper Iowa River · near Chester · Iowa
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
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Ramp surface
- Natural
- Car parking
- 5 spaces
- Managed by
- Howard County Conservation Board
- Coordinates
- 43.48913, -92.34814
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On the river
River mile 126.4 on Upper Iowa River · Iowa DNR River Programs mile markers on paddling routes, placed between its mile markers
Low-head dams drown people every year: the current below the drop circles back and holds a swimmer or a boat at the face. Portage around them; stay well clear above and below.
- Low-head dam, 6.8 mi downstream: Lidtke Mill Dam (low-head), 12 ft. · Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards
Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.
Sources: Iowa DNR River Programs mile markers on paddling routes, Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards.
On Upper Iowa River
River in Iowa. All launches on Upper Iowa River.
Community
Where people who use Upper Iowa River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Lidtke Park · 3.9 mi · Upper Iowa River
- Vernon Springs Park · 14.5 mi · Turkey River
- Kendallville Park · 15.9 mi · Upper Iowa River
- Kings Bridge · 16.7 mi · Turkey River
- Plymouth Rock · 18.0 mi · Upper Iowa River
- Root River, Preston Public Water Access Site · 18.0 mi · South Branch Root River
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record dc698fe4-4bc4-40ff-884d-919f8295543f · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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