Iowa / Lake Red Rock /
Elk Rock West
Boat ramp · on Lake Red Rock · near Knoxville · Iowa
Zebra mussels (latest report 2024) reported in the water at this launch (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 18, 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
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Car parking
- 160 spaces
- Restrooms
- Pit toilet
- Managed by
- Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- Coordinates
- 41.40241, -93.10233
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at Lake Red Rock Pool · USACE
Lake level: Lake Red Rock
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Lake Red Rock Pool), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
On Lake Red Rock
Reservoir in Iowa. All launches on Lake Red Rock.
Community
Where people who use Lake Red Rock talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Elk Rock East · 2.2 mi · Lake Red Rock
- Cordova · 2.3 mi · Lake Red Rock
- Roberts North (1) · 3.0 mi · Lake Red Rock
- Robert’s South (2) · 3.2 mi · Lake Red Rock
- Robert's Creek East Ramp · 3.4 mi · Lake Red Rock
- Whitebreast Access · 3.9 mi · Lake Red Rock
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record 4548ca7f-3179-435c-b4ec-785fcfc03049 · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- OpenStreetMap n1416641806 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Iowa DNR Water Accesses. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.