Iowa / Cedar River /
Tourist Park
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Cedar River · near Cedar Falls · 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
- 12 spaces
- Restrooms
- Pit toilet
- Managed by
- City
- Coordinates
- 42.54005, -92.44865
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Cedar River at Cedar Falls, IA gauge · USGS, 0.3 mi away on Cedar River
Water level
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USGS gauge Cedar River at Cedar Falls, IA, 0.3 mi from this launch on Cedar River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 170.8 on Cedar 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, at this launch: Cedar Falls Dam/Center St. Dam (low-head), 12.5 ft. Portage river left. Marked portage route: 2184 ft, concrete. · Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards
- Rapids, 0.3 mi downstream: Clay Hole (breached low-head), 3 ft. Portage river left. Marked portage route: 794 ft, concrete. · Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards
- Portage route, 1.2 mi downstream (732 ft, natural). · Iowa DNR River Programs portage routes
- Portage route, 3.5 mi downstream (1803 ft, natural). · Iowa DNR River Programs portage routes
- Low-head dam, 7.2 mi downstream: Park Avenue Dam (low-head), 12 ft. Portage river left. Marked portage route: 1915 ft, concrete. · 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, Iowa DNR River Programs portage routes.
On Cedar River
River in Iowa. All launches on Cedar River.
Community
Where people who use Cedar River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Gateway Park · 0.2 mi · Cedar River
- Island Park · 0.4 mi · Cedar River
- Washington Park · 0.9 mi · Cedar River
- Big Woods Lake Recreation Area South Access · 0.9 mi · Big Woods Lake
- Big Woods Lake Recreation Area North Access · 1.2 mi · Big Woods Lake
- Alice Wyth Boat Ramp · 1.4 mi · Alice Wyth Lake
Sources
- Iowa DNR Water Accesses record 9b790123-5ba0-4c71-88e6-1d087a4defc2 · Public data (Iowa DNR), no terms stated; credit the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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