Iowa Local whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information. Although Iowa is not a place known for great whitewater paddling there still is some. The list below will tell you what the perfect spot for you is. All the whitewater is pretty far away as you can see so you'd better plan for a long drive. Pick the right stretch from the list below and have a great paddling trip. Important Whitewater Safety Information Whitewater paddling spots in Iowa: Boone River, Iowa, Park and Play, class I(II), 0.5 miles long. Briggs Woods Spillway - Ditch 166, Iowa, Webster City, class II-III+, 0.3 miles long. Cedar River, Iowa, Cedar Falls, class II, 0.05 miles long. Cedar River, Iowa, Kepler State Park, class III, 0.1 miles long. Des Moines River, Iowa, Breens, class III, 0.1 miles long. Lizard Creek - SouthBr., Iowa, D22 to mouth, class I-II, 12 miles long. Raccoon River, Iowa, Henderson Park, class I-II, 0.01 miles long. Raccoon River, Iowa, Walnut Woods SP Ledges, class I-II, 0.1 miles long. Soldiers Creek, Iowa, park to mouth, class I-II, 1 miles long. White Breast Creek, Iowa, Stickle Bridge, class I-II, -blank- miles long. Winnebago River, Iowa, East Park to Wren Avenue, class I-II, 10 miles long. Find Rivers Near the Following cities in Iowa: Ames, Iowa Boone, Iowa Burlington, Iowa-Illinois Cedar Rapids, Iowa Clinton, Iowa Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa-Illinois Des Moines, Iowa Dubuque, Iowa Fort Dodge, Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Keokuk-Fort Madison, Iowa-Missouri Marshalltown, Iowa Mason City, Iowa Muscatine, Iowa Newton, Iowa Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska-Iowa Oskaloosa, Iowa Ottumwa, Iowa Sioux City, Iowa-Nebraska-South Dakota Spencer, Iowa Spirit Lake, Iowa Storm Lake, Iowa Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa Important Outdoors Safety Information