Blanchard Island Recreation Area
Muscatine, Illinois · 541 ft · In Mississippi River - Pools 11-22
Photos: Muscatine Rangers
At a glance
4 of 8 facts known · recreation.gov, checked Sep 24, 2026
- Elevation
- 541 ft (165 m)541 ft165 m
Sites16
Blanchard Island Recreation Area lists no loops, so its sites are listed here. Pick a site to see its details.
From recreation.gov's site list, Oct 10, 2026.
Amenities
From OpenStreetMap, Recreation.gov, Recreation.gov — campground rate cards · Correct
- Campfires allowed
- Toilets (vault)
From OpenStreetMap, Recreation.gov, Recreation.gov — campground rate cards
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About
Overview
The Mississippi River Project’s Muscatine Ranger Station has gone to a new way to pay for First-Come First-Serve campsites at the Blanchard Island Recreation Area. This new way is called "Scan & Pay". Blanchard Island’s open fee dates are May 15th through October 15th. Visitors are required to physically arrive at the campground to purchase and claim a site using the QR Code and Recreation.gov mobile APP. (Cash will no longer be accepted for payment. Credit Card Only.)
Recreation
Fisherman have good luck fishing for catfish from Blanchard Island. If you have a boat, you can launch it from here and find the best catfish holes. In the Fall, hunters enjoy camping and hunting deer from here, as well as the Island; if they bring their boat.
From OpenStreetMap, Recreation.gov, and Recreation.gov — campground rate cards · · Edit
Cell service
Report signal- Verizon4G LTE
- AT&TNo coverage on FCC map
- T-Mobile4G LTE
Cell service at Blanchard Island Recreation Area: FCC map Dec 2025
Weather
National Weather Service
- WedChance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy, 26% chance of rain69°57°
- ThuRain Showers, 98% chance of rain67°46°
- FriMostly Sunny, 1% chance of rain58°35°
- SatPatchy Frost then Sunny62°42°
- SunSunny, 2% chance of rain67°49°
Nearby camping
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3 more within 25 mi
Dispersed camping nearby
Free dispersed camping within 19 mi, on public land.
Location and contact
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