Heytman’s Landing boat ramp on Mississippi River closed until September 23

The Heytman’s Landing boat ramp, south of Lansing, on Pool 9 of the Mississippi River is scheduled to be closed until September 23 this fall. The closure is taking place to accommodate the replacement of the railroad bridge that spans the boat channel along the river’s edge at that boat ramp site.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages boaters to seek other ramps in the area during the Heytman’s Landing closure, including Village Creek on the south edge of Lansing and New Albin Army Road, located north of Lansing. There are also many ramps on the Wisconsin side of the river. The Big Slough and Winneshiek Slough landings are available along Hwy. 82 (locally known as the dike road) in Wisconsin after crossing Lansing’s Black Hawk Bridge. The Blackhawk Park area near De Soto, WI has multiple ramps and the Dairyland Power access south of Genoa, WI has plenty of parking. The Iowa DNR is scheduled to begin dredging the boat access channel once the railroad construction project is completed.