Iowa / Saylorville Lake /
Lewis A. Jester Park
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Saylorville Lake · near Polk City · Iowa
Zebra mussels (latest report 2024) 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 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
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Car parking
- 30 spaces
- Managed by
- County conservation board
- Coordinates
- 41.78238, -93.76786
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at Saylorville Lake Reservoir · USACE
Lake level: Saylorville Lake
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 (Saylorville Lake Reservoir), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
On Saylorville Lake
Reservoir in Iowa. All launches on Saylorville Lake.
Community
Where people who use Saylorville Lake talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Lincoln Access · 2.0 mi · Saylorville Lake
- Big Creek Williams Drive Boat Ramp · 2.2 mi · Big Creek Lake
- Big Creek West Boat Ramp · 2.2 mi · Big Creek Lake
- Big Creek East Boat Ramp · 2.3 mi · Big Creek Lake
- Sandpiper · 3.8 mi · Saylorville Lake
- Cherry Glen Day Use · 5.5 mi · Saylorville Lake
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record 509937fc-63d4-4793-a5a8-5fe668e60b17 · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- OpenStreetMap n878277101 © 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.