Mile 771.0 - LBD 771-772 Angelo Towhead

John Ruskey

20 Apr 2026 � 1 min read

LBD 771-772 Angelo Towhead

Surrounded by the Randolph Bluffs on one side and the Mississippi River on the other, Angelo Towhead is a low-slung heap of sand and gravel that changes with every high water, sometimes there are giant piles of sand on one side of the dikes, sometimes there are none. Angelo has an otherworldly, moonlike quality to it. Disappears completely in high water. Makes for a good picnic site if you can find sand, but not recommended for camping due to its exposure to the elements.

At medium water levels and higher you can sneak behind Angelo Towhead by staying LBD and then drop into the Chute behind the next island down, a low forested island topped with thick willows, and follow the gentle flow at the base of the 2nd Chickasaw Bluff for the best close-up views of its spectrum of colors and raw earth.

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