Blanchard Island Recreation Area

US Army Corps of Engineers · Illinois

Blanchard Island Recreation Area in Illinois. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 42 public campsites we map in Illinois.

The Mississippi River Project’s Muscatine Ranger Station has gone to a new way to pay for First-Come First-Serve campsites at the Blanchard Island Recreation Area. This new way is called "Scan & Pay". Blanchard Island’s open fee dates are May 15th through October 15th. Visitors are required to physically arrive at the campground to purchase and claim a site using the QR Code and Recreation.gov mobile APP. (Cash will no longer be accepted for payment. Credit Card Only.

What we know about it

Managed by: US Army Corps of Engineers
Fee: $14/night
Booking: Reservation required
Dogs: Allowed on a leash (USACE policy)
Number of sites: 34
Listed facilities: toilets (as published by the agency)
Phone: 563-263-7913
Coordinates: 41.34750, -91.05371

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Nearest sites we map

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-02-25, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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