E'ville River Rats

28/04/2024

01/08/2023

With water levels extremely low, Sweet Corn Days River Float is cancelled.

Hope everyone gets to enjoy the other activities going on around the Ville!

21/06/2023

The Emmet County Water Trails Association Trail was featured in the Summer 2023 Edition of the Iowa Outdoors Magazine! We are so lucky to have this wonderful amenity right in our backyard! If you would like to kayak on the West Fork of the Des Moines but don't own a kayak you can rent everything you need at https://www.estherville.org/water-trails.html
City of Estherville and Estherville Parks and Recreation

10/06/2023

Emmet County has Kayak Rentals!! For only $25 per day per kayak you can float down the West Fork of the Des Moines river from North Trailhead to Estherville! You pick your boat up at the top and drop it off at the bottom! Rentals run from 12-8pm daily and you must rent your kayak prior to 12pm on the day of rental! You can reserve your kayaks up to 21 days in advance! Life jackets and paddles included with your rental! Head to https://www.estherville.org/water-trails.html for more information and to rent!

06/06/2023

A-17 Access has a large tree down about a half mile into the float. Portage is doable to get around it. Otherwise it was a great float!
Stay safe everyone! Get out and enjoy it!

07/08/2022

Due to weather conditions, the Sweet Corn Days float is cancelled !😞

04/08/2022

Wow! Floated the river tonight. It’s definitely low!
If starting at A17, Expect a two block walk in the horseshoe bend of the river. Got out a few other spots as well.

02/08/2022

Lost and Found

Anyone missing a shoe!

02/08/2022

Please, if you enjoy the river please pick up your trash. State came through a few weeks ago and cleaned up the river. So if everyone does their part and cleans up after themselves… everyone can enjoy nature!

Also the river is quite low in some spots so expect to port your vessels along the way!

02/07/2022

Gorgeous night on the river!
Calm, no wind, peaceful!
Couldn’t ask for a better float!

02/08/2021

Due to extremely low water levels, the Sweetcorn Days Float has been cancelled.
Please get out and enjoy the many other events happening this weekend!
Hope to see you all at next year’s event!

23/06/2021

It’s official!
Our Des Moines river in Emmet County is now a Certified Iowa Water Trail!

08/06/2021

We floated the river Sunday from A17 to Estherville.
It was a good float even though the winds were 25 mile an hour!

29/08/2020

28/08/2020

River is low!
Really low!

28/08/2020

New acces signs!

02/08/2020

Found a kayak paddle on Friday night. Identify to claim!

15/07/2020

Great night on the river after work last week! Got a nice surprise towards the end of the float. Definitely wasn’t camera shy!
Happy floating everyone!

07/06/2020

First float of the year! It was a great float!

11/08/2019

WARNING!!!! River level is extremely low for kayaking. Fire and Rescue have been out already today. Water Currents are in places that are not in the normal flow and are unsafe.

05/08/2019

Had a great time on the River Float! Thanks everyone who could make it out today and to those that helped out others along the way!

31/07/2019

Boat Decals and koozies available. $5.00 each. Contact Chris Inman @ 712-209-0165

30/07/2019

Six
More
Days!!!

12/07/2019

Sweetcorn Days River Float info

12/07/2019

River is high but it was a great float! With the height of the river the Bypass is passable! Safe travels my friends!

06/08/2018

Great time!

06/08/2018

2018 River Float is in the books! Great time was had by all!

03/08/2018

Here’s the latest info on the float!

01/08/2018

Eagle sightings were awesome!