Illinois /
Mississippi River
River in Illinois · near Albany, Andalusia, Blanding, Chester
Mississippi River has 18 boat ramps listed as public.
Motors: No horsepower limit (for the whole water, per the boating rules map of Illinois Department of Natural Resources; check the posted rules before you go)
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.
Launches
- Albany Municipal Boat Ramp · Boat ramp · near Albany
- Andalusia Slough Boat Ramp · Boat ramp · near Andalusia
- Big Slough Landing Boat Launch · Boat ramp · near Savanna
- Blanchard Island Boat Ramp · Boat ramp
- Blanding Landing Recreation Area Boat Launch · Boat ramp · near Blanding
- Canton Chute Boat Ramp · Boat ramp · near Quincy Closed
- Cattail Slough Recreation Area Boat Launch · Boat ramp · near Fulton
- Cincinnati Landing Access Area Boat Ramp · Boat ramp · near Hope
- Hamilton Public Boat Ramp · Boat ramp · near Hamilton
- John Hay Boat Ramp · Boat ramp · near Shepherd
- Marquette Park North Boat Launch · Boat ramp · near Savanna · free
- Marquette Park South Boat Launch · Boat ramp · near Savanna · free
- Port Byron Boat Launch · Boat ramp · near Port Byron · free
- Red's Landing-River · Boat ramp · near Hardin
- Rip Rap Landing · Boat ramp · near Mozier
- Thomson Causeway Recreation Area Boat Launch · Boat ramp · near Thomson
- Two Rivers North Access Area Boat Ramp · Boat ramp · near Pike
- Two Rivers South Recreation Area Boat Ramp · Boat ramp · near Pike
Community
Where people who fish, boat and paddle Mississippi River talk about it. Lake associations, clubs and local groups will be added as we find them.
Wikidata: Q1497