Mile 436.5 - RBD City of Vicksburg Riverfront Park

John Ruskey

20 Apr 2026 � 1 min read

436.5 RBD City of Vicksburg Riverfront Park

Another possible landing for paddlers needing resupply in Vicksburg in low or medium water levels is the Riverfront Park left bank descending at 436.5 (directly below the Washington Street Louisiana Circle Overlook). Primitive landings only on shelves of rock, mounds of hardened mud, or if you’re lucky (and perceptive) one of the small beaches that usually form here in between the mud and the rock. Make your landing and pull vessel completely out of the water (or risk capsize - the waves get big here). Your gear should be safe here, no one else uses this location. Scramble your way several hundred yards up the bluffs to the park. Some bushwhacking might be necessary.

Riverfront Park has a drinking water fountain, bathrooms and free electricity (outlets within the pavilion. Within walking distance of the park (up the hill and down Washington Street) you will find a Kangaroo Gas Station, Shell Gas Station with a Subway attached, Waffle House and Ameristar Hotel, Days Inn and Suites and other economical hotel choices. If you stay at the Dixiana you might be awakened out of your sleep by some of the all-night activity that seems to take place.

Not a good place to meet your shuttle (long portage up steep bluffs). Use the Yazoo River Vicksburg Boat Ramp instead. The physical address City of Vicksburg Riverfront Park 4100 Washington Street, Vicksburg, MS 39180. For more information call (601) 634-4514.

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