Riverside Park
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Middle Raccoon River · near Coon Rapids · 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
- 3 spaces
- Managed by
- Carroll County Conservation Board
- Coordinates
- 41.87552, -94.66992
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Middle Raccoon River near Bayard, IA gauge · USGS, 11.3 mi away on Middle Raccoon River
Water level
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USGS gauge Middle Raccoon River near Bayard, IA, 11.3 mi from this launch on Middle Raccoon River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 48.7 on Middle Raccoon River · Iowa DNR River Programs mile markers on paddling routes, placed between its mile markers
- Rapids, 0.2 mi upstream: Riverside Park Rock Dam (rock dam), 3 ft. · Iowa DNR River Programs constructed rapids
- Rapids, 1.9 mi upstream: Pasture Rock Dam (rock dam), 1 ft. · Iowa DNR River Programs constructed rapids
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 constructed rapids.
On Middle Raccoon River
River in Iowa. All launches on Middle Raccoon River.
Community
Where people who use Middle Raccoon River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Highway 141 River Access · 1.1 mi · Middle Raccoon River
- Springbrook State Park · 12.8 mi · Middle Raccoon River
- McMahon Access · 14.4 mi · North Raccoon River
- Brown Bridge Access · 14.9 mi · North Raccoon River
- Highway 30 Access · 14.9 mi · North Raccoon River
- Richey Access · 15.1 mi · North Raccoon River
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record 074d35f8-e170-420a-b5f6-5c7400693d18 · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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