Illinois / Mississippi River /
Grand Tower Ramp
Grand Tower Ramp is a public boat ramp on the Mississippi River near Grand Tower, Illinois, run by Grand Tower Public Access.
- No horsepower limit
- Paved ramp
Missouri Department of Conservation has confirmed zebra mussels (found 1998) in Mississippi River 3.2 km from this launch. Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
Missouri Department of Conservation · checked October 20, 2026
Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Motors
- No horsepower limit
- Ramp surface
- Paved
- Car parking
- 15 spaces
- Managed by
- Grand Tower Public Access
- Coordinates
- 37.63004, -89.50615
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (St. Louis District; the one nearest this launch is of January 28, 2022). Not for navigation.
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
River mile 79.7 on Mississippi River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its mile markers
Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Grand Tower Upper Mississippi
Hydrographic survey of January 28, 2022 by the St. Louis District. Soundings on the sheet down to 102.9 ft below Low Water Datum, with bars at or above it; the Corps maintains a 9 ft channel here. Survey sheet (PDF)
US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.
On Mississippi River
River in Illinois. All launches on Mississippi River.
Community
Where people who use Mississippi River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Apple Creek Conservation Area · 4.8 mi · Apple Creek
- Big Muddy River Boat Launch · 6.0 mi · Big Muddy River
- Turkey Bayou Boat Launch · 6.3 mi · Turkey Bayou
- Seventy-Six Conservation Area · 8.5 mi · Mississippi River
- Cedar Lake- Pomona Boat Ramp · 11.2 mi · Cedar Lake
- Lake Murphysboro Boat Launch · 12.2 mi · Lake Murphysboro
Sources
- Great Lakes Commission Boat Access Sites (compilation, public and private) record -89.50636,37.62995 · CC BY 4.0 (Great Lakes Commission compilation); coverage and attribute completeness vary by jurisdiction
- OpenStreetMap n6910679449 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: www.greatriverroad-illinois.org: Public boat launch near Tower Rock.. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.