Wisconsin / Mississippi River /
La Crosse Municipal Harbor
Boat ramp · on Mississippi River · near La Crosse · Wisconsin
Zebra mussels (latest report 2017) reported in Mississippi River 810 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
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
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Wheelchair access
- No
- Managed by
- Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge
- Coordinates
- 43.79712, -91.25703
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (St. Paul District; the one nearest this launch is of April 24, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On the river
River mile 696.6 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.
- Pool 8 Upper Mississippi · 0.2 mi from this launch
Condition survey of April 24, 2026 by the St. Paul District. Soundings on the sheet from 2.7 to 35.4 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 Wisconsin. All launches on Mississippi River.
Community
Where people who use Mississippi River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Seventh Street Landing · 0.7 mi · Mississippi River
- 7th Street Canoe/Kayak Launch · 0.7 mi · Mississippi River
- Mississippi River, Sportsman Landing Public Water Access Site · 1.8 mi · West Channel
- Root River, Hwy 26 Public Water Access Site · 2.5 mi · Root River
- West Copeland Canoe/Kayak Launch · 3.0 mi · Black River
- Clinton Street Landing West · 3.0 mi · Black River
Sources
- US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches) record 6ca6bf14-c9ff-4b78-aa4e-d46e64103e95 · US federal government data, public domain (FWS no-liability disclaimer)
- Wisconsin DNR Public Boat Access Sites record 659 · Public data (Wisconsin DNR open data), DNR disclaimer; no use limitations stated
Why it is listed as public: listed by US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches) and Wisconsin DNR Public Boat Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.