Mississippi River Trips

Useful links if you're considering a trip down the Mississippi

River Travelogues (Big River 2001

Navigation charts of the Upper Mississippi - PDF download page

Army Corps of Engineers - St. Paul District

Army Corps of Engineers-Rock Island District

Mississippi National River and Recreation Area

Paddling.net

Mississippi River Parkway Commission - Missisippi River travel site

Canoe Routes and Maps of the Mississippi:

Mississippi River Recreational Boating Guide (Iowa DNR)

Illinois DNR map resources

Minn DNR canoe routes info

Minn DNR map resources

Mississippi River Trail - follows the river through ten states. On-road and bicycle/pedestrian maps.

Big River Weather page

Big River Water Level page

See more Mississippi River Trips

The Mississippi River Project   Lindseyp. and Hannahb., floating and pedaling a pontooned raft, the HMR C. Bernadette Able down the river. Surviving poison ivy, meeting Winona's boathouse folks, it's all on their blog.

Here are some images sent to us from Big River readers.

Near Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin

Tim Mason


Tim Mason

Earlier, near La Crosse, Wisconsin

John Sullivan


John Sullivan