Wisconsin / Mississippi River /
Grant River Recreation Area Launch
Boat ramp · on Mississippi River · near Potosi · Wisconsin
Zebra mussels (latest report 2005) reported in Mississippi River 4.6 km 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
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Wheelchair access
- No
- Managed by
- Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge
- Coordinates
- 42.65157, -90.70130
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, 7.9 mi downstream: MISSISSIPPI RIVER LOCK & DAM NO. 11 (large impoundment), 43 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 Wisconsin. All launches on Mississippi River.
Community
Where people who use Mississippi River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Potosi Public Access Boat Launch · 1.7 mi · Potosi Canal
- Mud Lake Park · 2.2 mi · Mississippi River
- Mud Lake Boat Launch · 2.3 mi
- Banfield Bridge Access · 2.9 mi · Little Platte River
- Finley's Landing · 5.4 mi · Mississippi River
- John Deere Marsh · 5.7 mi · Mississippi River
Sources
- US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches) record 49b17706-89ca-49d0-9794-d04cca2173d7 · US federal government data, public domain (FWS no-liability disclaimer)
- Wisconsin DNR Public Boat Access Sites record 3124 · Public data (Wisconsin DNR open data), DNR disclaimer; no use limitations stated
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 249-511550002-7-001 · 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 n4404301541 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches) and Wisconsin DNR Public Boat Access Sites 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.