Mile 850.0 - rbd Caruthersville Harbor Boat Ramp (1/2 mile up harbor)

850 rbd Caruthersville Harbor Boat Ramp (1/2 mile up harbor)

Wide Concrete Boat Launch located within the protected waters of the Caruthersville Harbor. Excellent start place for any expedition. Best landing in area. Also 2nd (older) ramp nearby. Don’t leave vehicles overnight; arrange shuttle. Ramp usable at all water levels. Note: Possible 4 mile quick trip from here down to the downtown Caruthersville Boat Launch, or even better 10 mile day trip down to Booth’s Landing Tennessee (see below for day trip description). (Note: long-distance paddlers who want to resupply here would be best served by making landing at the downtown ramp RBD Mile 846.5.)

The Caruthersville Harbor sometimes teems with small tows servicing the Pemsicot County Port Authority Wharf and nearby grain and petroleum docking. Paddle half mile to the mouth of the river along east bank of harbor (LBD) to avoid possible confrontations. Watch out for large tows along riverbank adding on or removing barges. Monitor VHF Channel 13 if you have a marine radio for possible traffic before entering main channel.