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Mississippi River Boat Launch near Hampton
This is a public boat ramp on the Mississippi River near Hampton, Illinois, run by Illiniwek Campground.
- No horsepower limit
- Paved ramp
Zebra mussels (latest report 2012) reported in Mississippi River 880 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 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
- 25 spaces
- Managed by
- Illiniwek Campground
- Coordinates
- 41.56678, -90.39961
Directions (Google) Apple Maps
This launch has no official name in our sources; the name above describes where it is.
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Rock Island District; the one nearest this launch is of October 29, 2025). 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 492.8 on Mississippi River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its mile markers
Keep well clear of dams: strong currents and restricted zones above and below them.
- Dam, 0.3 mi upstream: Mississippi River lock & dam No.14 (large impoundment). · 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: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, Iowa DNR River Programs dam hazards.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Upper Mississippi River Pool 15 · 0.1 mi from this launch
Hydrographic survey of October 29, 2025 by the Rock Island District. Soundings on the sheet from 0.4 to 18 ft below the pool's low control level; 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
- LeClaire Base Ramp · 0.6 mi · Mississippi River
- Smith's Island Boat Ramp · 0.6 mi · Mississippi River
- Eagle's Landing Boat Ramp · 2.5 mi · Mississippi River
- Schuler's Shady Grove Boat Ramp · 3.2 mi · Mississippi River
- LeClaire Boat Ramp · 3.7 mi · Mississippi River
- Port Byron Boat Launch · 4.2 mi · Mississippi River
Sources
- Great Lakes Commission Boat Access Sites (compilation, public and private) record -90.39963,41.56678 · CC BY 4.0 (Great Lakes Commission compilation); coverage and attribute completeness vary by jurisdiction
- OpenStreetMap w1389775479 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap w1389775478 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: www.hamptonil.org: The facilities include boat launch ramps, hiking trails, a picnic shelter and a wooded bluff picnic area overlooking the River.. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.