Vicksburg to Baton Rouge

Vicksburg to Baton Rouge

Mile 437.0 - Mile 437: Entering the Mississippi

Mile 437: Entering the Mississippi Paddlers starting their journey in Vicksburg will begin their Mississippi River adventure here with a bang: this is one of the most dangerous places on the entire Mississippi! Buckle on your lifejacket, batten down the hatches (put away valuables and strap down any essential gear)

Vicksburg to Baton Rouge

Paddling through the Narrows below St. Francisville

Paddling through the Narrows below St. Francisville After St. Francisville you will now need to negotiate the tight stretch of river as it flows past the Big Cajun Power Plants and through the narrows under the New Roads Bridge. The river is about one mile wide at the Ferry Landing,

Vicksburg to Baton Rouge

Mile 10.0 - RBD - RBD Mouth of Grand Pass Possible

10 RBD Mouth of Grand Pass Possible slivers of sand in low water. Cattle grazing on island. CLICK HERE for the Appendix

Vicksburg to Baton Rouge

Mile 11.0 - LBD - LBD Mouth of Baptiste Collette Bayou

11 LBD Mouth of Baptiste Collette Bayou Beautiful bluff of sand Beware waves. Heavy oil rig traffic through Bayou.

Vicksburg to Baton Rouge

Mile 94.7 - LBD - LBD The Moonwalk -- French Quarter

94.7 LBD The Moonwalk -- French Quarter and French Market Restaurants, Pubs, Groceries. Concrete staircase over rip-rap. It’s not a boat landing, and no camping here. But, could be a temporary stop. Never leave your vessel or gear unattended here.

Vicksburg to Baton Rouge

Mile 95.0 - RBD - RBD Algier’s Point Beware of unfriendly

95 RBD Algier’s Point Beware of unfriendly foot traffic! Never leave your vessel or gear unattended here.

Vicksburg to Baton Rouge

Mile 109.0 - RBD - RBD Opposite Twelve Mile Point RBD

109 RBD Opposite Twelve Mile Point RBD >35? Possible Camp above refineries

Vicksburg to Baton Rouge

Mile 127.0 - LBD - LBD Bonnet Carre Lower LBD >40

127 LBD Bonnet Carre Lower LBD >40 Camping along spur of levee at bottom end of Spillway *Note: Boat Ramp. No more public launches until Venice.

Vicksburg to Baton Rouge

Mile 129.0 - LBD - LBD Bonnet Carre Upper LBD >40

129 LBD Bonnet Carre Upper LBD >40 Camping along spur of levee at top end of Spillway

Vicksburg to Baton Rouge

Mile 130.0 - LBD - LBD Thirty-Five Mile Point LBD >30?

130 LBD Thirty-Five Mile Point LBD >30? Small Gravel & Shell landing with woods behind

Vicksburg to Baton Rouge

Mile 132.0 - RBD 132 - 132 Bonnet Carre Island >25? Last

RBD 132 Bonnet Carre Island >25? Last Island on the Mississippi River

Vicksburg to Baton Rouge

Mile 143.0 - LBD - LBD Belle Point LBD >30? Small

143 LBD Belle Point LBD >30? Small high point inside eddy at Marquez