Upper Mississippi National Wildife and Fish Refuge - Gears Ferry Boat Ramp
Upper Mississippi National Wildife and Fish Refuge - Gears Ferry Boat Ramp is a public access point in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, providing access to Mississippi River. It sits within the Little Menominee River-Mississippi River watershed.
Sourced from U.S. Geological Survey . Last checked against the source on July 7, 2026.
Boat ramps on Mississippi River
We track 9 public boat ramps on Mississippi River, including this one. If you're planning to spend your time on a different stretch of the water, one of the launch points below may put you closer to where you're actually headed than Upper Mississippi National Wildife and Fish Refuge - Gears Ferry Boat Ramp does — they're listed here in order of distance from this ramp.
- Blanding Recreation Area 7.8 mi away
- Frentress Lake 9.2 mi away
- Millenium Marina 11 mi away
- Mid-Town Marina 11 mi away
- East Dubuque Route 20 12 mi away
- Miller's Landing 23 mi away
- Division Street, Savanna 26 mi away
- Savanna Marina 26 mi away
Other boat ramps in Jo Daviess County
Jo Daviess County tracks 6 public boat ramps in total, spread across several different rivers, creeks and lakes — not just Mississippi River. Each one below shows which waterbody it's on, so you can tell at a glance whether it actually connects to the same water as Upper Mississippi National Wildife and Fish Refuge - Gears Ferry Boat Ramp or leads somewhere completely different.
- Upper Mississippi National Wildife and Fish Refuge - Gears Ferry Mississippi River less than 0.1 mi away
- Blanding Recreation Area Mississippi River 7.8 mi away
- Frentress Lake Mississippi River 9.2 mi away
- Millenium Marina Mississippi River 11 mi away
- Mid-Town Marina MIssissippi River 11 mi away
- East Dubuque Route 20 Mississippi River 12 mi away