Mississippi River
Other state land · Iowa
Mississippi River is listed in PAD-US 4.1 as roughly 42,802 acres in Lee County, Des Moines County + 7 more, Iowa (Other state land), managed by a Iowa state agency (PAD-US category: state department of natural resources). It may allow hunting, but PAD-US does not say so — confirm with the managing agency.
| Approx. size | 42,802 acres |
|---|---|
| Manager | Iowa state agency (PAD-US category: state department of natural resources) Listed in PAD-US as: DNR |
| Manager type | State |
| Designation | State Other or Unknown Local designation: Sovereign Waters |
| Public access (PAD-US) | Open access PAD-US definition: “requires no special requirements for public access to the property (may include regular hours of availability).” |
| County | Lee County, Des Moines County, Scott County, Muscatine County, Louisa County, Jackson County, Allamakee County, Dubuque County, Clayton County |
| Reference point | 42.65318, -90.78921 A point inside the area — not an entrance or parking lot. Google Maps · OpenStreetMap |
| Source records | 2 PAD-US records combined |
Before you hunt here
- Regulations, seasons and licenses: check with Iowa Department of Natural Resources. This site does not list regulations.
- Managing agency: DNR. We don’t have a verified direct link for this manager; the state wildlife agency above can point you to the right office.
- Boundaries: PAD-US boundaries are approximate and simplified here. Use the agency’s official maps and respect adjacent private land.
Nearby public land (within 30 miles)
- Land Other state land · 122 acres · 7.7 mi · WI
- Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area Army Corps of Engineers project land · 6,062 acres · 10.3 mi · WI
- Mines of Spain State Recreation Area Other state land · 610 acres · 15.2 mi
- White Pine Hollow State Forest State forest · 227 acres · 16.6 mi
- Ram Hollow Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 795 acres · 18.2 mi
- Whitewater Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 141 acres · 19.8 mi
- Douglas Hallock Demo Forest State forest · 452 acres · 26.5 mi · WI
- Cow Branch Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 163 acres · 26.9 mi
- Lasoya Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 77 acres · 27 mi
- Brayton Memorial Forest Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 307 acres · 29.7 mi
Distances are straight-line between reference points, not driving distance.
Source: PAD-US 4.1 (USGS), records for “Mississippi River” in Iowa combined into one listing. How listings are built. Spotted an error? PAD-US is maintained by USGS with data from the managing agencies.