Illinois / Mississippi River /
Blanding Landing Recreation Area Boat Launch
Boat ramp · on Mississippi River · near Blanding · Illinois
Zebra mussels (latest report 2010) reported in Mississippi River 340 m from this launch (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database). Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database · checked October 18, 2026
Open per U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status's data, checked October 7, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Motors
- No horsepower limit
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Managed by
- Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge
- Coordinates
- 42.28559, -90.40361
Boating rules
- Horsepower limit: none · all of Mississippi River rule
From the boating rules map of Illinois Department of Natural Resources, read October 18, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On the river
Keep well clear of dams: strong currents and restricted zones above and below them.
- Dam, 2.0 mi downstream: MISSISSIPPI RIVER LOCK & DAM NO. 12 (large impoundment), 44 ft. · Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards
Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.
Sources: Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards.
On Mississippi River
River in Illinois. All launches on Mississippi River.
Community
Where people who use Mississippi River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Mississippi River Carry-in Access · 1.7 mi · Mississippi River
- Spruce Creek County Park Launch · 1.9 mi · Spruce Harbor
- Spruce Creek Park · 1.9 mi · Mississippi River
- Bellevue Boat Ramp · 2.1 mi · Mississippi River
- Bellevue State Park · 2.5 mi · Mississippi River
- Bellevue State Park 2 · 2.7 mi · Mississippi River
Sources
- US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches) record 51f16577-00f1-4bfc-ab3a-fafc7778f98e · US federal government data, public domain (FWS no-liability disclaimer)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 249-511550008-7-001 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers submittal)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status open or closed status · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Natural Resource Management Program)
- OpenStreetMap n9659665718 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.