The lake has five multi-lane boat ramps. Two of which are in Jester State Park and don't have a dock but are free. The other three do have a short dock and charge a $3 boat ramp fee. I find that the docks are to short and inaccessible to be sailed from and to without the usage of a motor.

One can see a lot of motor boats, speed boats, jet skiers, and bigger sailboats. The nice part of the lake is its size and the mile long bridge, which is tall enough to be sailed through.

In regards to prettiness and accessibility I prefer its smaller sibling the Big Creek Lake.

Weather Links:

• NOAA National Weather Service
  Your normal weather forecast with links to radar and other resources.
  
• NOAA Element Meteorogram
  Java graph of weather prediction. Perfect to review predicted wind strength and weather conditions.
  
• Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS) History
  Recent history of weather conditions. A good resource to review the wind speed during your sailing excursion.
  

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
  
• Fishing Iowa
  DNR web site with lots of info of the lake.
  
• Hobie Fleet 84 (Des Moines/Saylorville)
  
• Saylorville Yacht Club (SYC)
  
• Saylorville Yacht Club (SYC) Racing Old website. For up to date information see the SYC website.
  
• Saylorville Lake Marina (formerly Schwarz Marina)
  
• Saylorville Water Level Status
  Look at station ID: SAYI4. Normal waterlevel is 836 ft, lower marina parking lot is 849 ft, spillway overflow level is 884 ft and dam is 965 ft (Source: Hobie Fleet 84).