Hyde Park offers a cement boat ramp with electrical hookups and modern restroom/shower facilities for campers, located downhill from the park campground with water available at the top of the hill.

Paddlers should take out at Hyde Park to avoid a rock dam immediately downstream, with a portage trail available on the left side for those preferring to navigate around it.

The access provides a good launching point for intermediate paddlers exploring the scenic wooded North Raccoon River corridor with its dramatic glacial bluffs.