NOTICE: Many states are discouraging or banning movement of firewood to control spread of the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). Not bringing wood from home to your campsite and not taking unused wood you procure while camping home with you is recommended -- required in some states. Check the following website to learn more: http://www.emeraldashborer.info/

See the Mississippi River - Pools 11-22 website for additional information. Primary recreational opportunities are listed below.

Visitor Center
Mississippi River Visitor Center (309) 794-5338

Directions & Lake History/Factoid

Factoid: Ten campgrounds dot the shoreline along the upper Mississippi River Project. Facilities include campsites, boat ramps, picnic shelters, interpretive programs, hiking trails and eagle watching in the winter months. Fishing is very popular along “Old Man River.”

Age & Disability Discount Passes

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Recreation Services Status
Please see the list below for USACE managed areas. Other parks run by state or private marinas are not included in the list below. Please contact the state or private marina for additional information.

Open    Partially Open    Closed    Status Unknown

93 Recreation areas at Mississippi River - Pools 11-22

	Area Status
Andalusia Slough   $								A GS
Bear Creek								GS
Bellevue Park					X		D	A
Bellevue Research Station					X		D	A
Bent Prop Marina						X
Bertom Lake					X
Big River State Forest		E D			X			A GS	X
Big Slough   $							D
Big Timber Area					X
Blanchard Island   $
Blanding Landing   $				X			D	A GS	X
Bob Bangert Park					X			GS
Bowfin Yacht Club					X	X	D
Buffalo Shores		E D			X		D	A	X	BE
Bulger's Hollow   $								A GS	X
Camanche Boat Ramp					X		D
Camp Hideaway					X	X
Canton Chute
Casey Barrow					X			GS
Cattail Slough   $							D
Chestnut Mountain Resort							D
Clarks Ferry				X			D P	GS	X
Crosses Corner					X
Delabar State Park					X			A GS	X
Driscol's Landing					X			A
East Dubuque Boatramp					X		D	GS
Esmay Slough					X
Fabius Chute					X
Fairport State Park		E D			X		D	A	X
Fast Trail											B
Fenway Landing
Ferry Landing								A
Fin and Feather		E D		X	X			A
Fishermans Corner South   $				X				A
Flaming Prairie Park					X
Galena Boat Club					X	X	D
Grant River   $				X			D	A GS	X
Great River Tug Site
Green Gables					X	X	D
Green Island					X
Hawkeye Dolbee					X		D
Hawkeye/Arrowhead Marina		E D		X	X	X	D	A
Henderson Creek					X			A
Island City Harbor			X		X	X	D
Izaak Walton Fairport					X			A
John Hay								A GS
Kelly's Landing					X	X	D
Keokuk Bike Path											B
Kilpeck Landing								A
Lazy River						X
Lock & Dam 11 - Rec Area								A
Lock & Dam 12 - Rec Area								A
Lock & Dam 13 - Rec Area   $				X				A
Lock & Dam 14 - Rec Area							P	GS			H I
Lock & Dam 16 - Rec Area								A
Lock & Dam 17 - Rec Area
Lock & Dam 18 - Rec Area
Lock & Dam 19 - Rec Area
Lock & Dam 20 - Rec Area
Lock & Dam 21 - Rec Area								A
Lock & Dam 22 - Rec Area
Locks and Dam 15								A
Loud Thunder		N			X		D	GS	X
Lower Sabula Lake		E D		X	X		D	GS	X
Massey Marina Park		E D			X	X	D	A GS	X
Michaelson's Landing					X						W
Middle Sabula Lake
Midtown Marina					X	X
Miller's Hollow (Palisade State Park)				X	X		D				M
Mud Lake		E D			X		D	A	X
O'Leary's Lake					X		D P	A
Park-N-Fish								A GS
Pleasant Creek Public Area   $								A
Port Louisa Nwr - Keithsburg Division					X						W
Port Louisa Nwr - Louisa Division					X			A			W
Potosi Canal					X		D
Princeton Wildlife Area					X
Putney's Landing					X
Quincy Park					X
Riverview Park (Joyce & Willow Island)								A GS			M
Rock Creek Park		E N D	X		X	X	D C	A GS	X
Sand Run Access					X		D
Schafer's Access					X		D
Schleicher's Landing		E D			X	X	D
Shady Creek   $				X			D	A GS	X		H
Shuler's Shady Grove Bikeway					X		D	A GS			B
Snively Access		E D			X			A
Spring Lake Resort		E D			X			A
Spruce Creek		E D			X	X	D	GS	X
Thomson Causeway   $				X				A GS	X		B H I M
Toolesboro					X
Turkey River					X						W
Wykert's Landing					X
Corps Managed Managed by Others in Italics $ Corps Fees Collected