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 Des Moines River Water Trail--Polk County

//Estherville to Keokuk:  Ramps, Waypoints, GPS Coordinates
//Float Trips:  Estherville to Dolliver SP    Dolliver SP to Red Rock   Red Rock to Keokuk
//River Beautiful, 1835    //On the trail, 1998-2024



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 Estherville to Fort Dodge ;    Fort Dodge to Saylorville ;   Saylorville to Red Rock ;   Red Rock to the Mississippi River //Estherville to Keokuk:   Ramps, Waypoints, GPS Coordinates //Float Trips:  Estherville to Dolliver SP     Dolliver SP to Red Rock     Red Rock to Keokuk // River Beautiful, 1835     // On the trail,  1998-2024 //Father of Iowa Water Trails and the Des Moines River Water Trail //Funding for the Rivers Program needs our ongoing support.  There has been good funding for water trails and dam mitigation, more is needed.  The most promising funding stream is  the  Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation  Trust Fund,  created by an overwhelming majority of Iowa voters in 2010, a permanent and constitutionally protected funding source .   The actual funding requires action by the legislature.  I was involved in early efforts to secure funding for the program, and I strongly support the work being done by the DNR on water trails, river safety, scenic rivers, dam safety
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Float Trips-Dolliver SP to Red Rock, With Descriptions and Coordinates

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                                                                                            Estherville to Fort Dodge ;    Fort Dodge to Saylorville ;  Saylorville to Red Rock ;    Red Rock to the Mississippi River //Estherville to Keokuk:   Ramps, Waypoints, GPS Coordinates //Float Trips:   Estherville to Dolliver SP      Dolliver SP to Red Rock     Red Rock to Keokuk // River Beautiful, 1835     // On the trail,  1998-2024 Dolliver to Ledges SP Des Moines River Float Trips The Des Moines River is Iowa's longest trail system Take a float trip from Dolliver State Park past Lehigh and Carlson Recreation Area, on to Fraser dam, to Boone Waterworks dam and Hwy. 30, and on to Ledges State Park updated 3/23/24: Estimated Distance:48 miles for stories and pix, see the DMRWT PBase gallery This is a 2 or 3 day trip, depending on how the river is running. I made 38 miles in a day ln June of 1998, and 32 miles in July of 1999. Take some time to walk through Dolliver, it is heavily wooded, wi
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Ramps, Waypoints, GPS Coordinates

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 Estherville to Fort Dodge ;    Fort Dodge to Saylorville ;  Saylorville to Red Rock ;    Red Rock to the Mississippi River //Estherville to Keokuk:   Ramps, Waypoints, GPS Coordinates //Float Trips:   Estherville to Dolliver SP      Dolliver SP to Red Rock     Red Rock to Keokuk // River Beautiful, 1835     // On the trail,  1998-2024 Ramps, Waypoints, GPS Coordinates  Cool new stuff alert. These coordinates can be copied and pasted into Google Maps. You can see the access in satellite view AND get directions. last revised as of 3/20/2024 ---To convert coordinates for Google Maps, change the format as follows:// Longitude is expressed as degrees, minutes, and seconds. W94.50.43.6 (or W94 50 43.6) becomes W94 50 43.6 Latitude is expressed as degrees, minutes, and seconds. N43 23 52.0 (or N43.23.52.0) becomes N43 23 52.0 . /////////////Access Points, Dams, Portages, Bridges// Access Name Near Waypoints/ Obstacles Road/ Route Latitude Longitude///////////// N26 Bridge ramp Esthervil
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