There are many opportunities and options for eating and drinking, finding a room, camping, shopping, hiking, biking, boating, fishing, hunting, and sightseeing as you travel along the Mississippi River in the De Soto area.
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boating
- Mississippi River Facts -National Park Service
- River Level – Lansing IA
- Maps – USACE Pools 9 and 10
- River Maintenance – Army Corp of Engineers
- Navigation Brownsville to Dubuque- Army Corp of Engineers
- Pool 9 Conservation – Friends of Pool 9
- Boat Rentals – S & S Rentals, Lansing IA.
camping
- Black Hawk Recreation Area – Information/Reservations
- Recreational Areas Pool 9 – Army Corp of Engineers
- Campgrounds – Wisconsin
- Wyalusing State Park, Bagley WI
fishing and hunting
- Fishing Updates – Iowa DNR
- Mississippi Pool 9 – Iowa DNR Fishing Report
- Fishing in Wisconsin
- Hunting in Wisconsin
- Clement’s Fishing Barge
trail hiking
- Yellow River (IA) State Forest – Paint Creek Unit
- Effigy Mounds – National Monument – Harpers Ferry, IA
- Rush Creek – State Natural Area, De Soto WI
- Battle Bluff Prairie – State Natural Area, Victory WI
- Pikes Peak State Park, McGregor, IA
points of Interest
- Driftless Area Visitor Center – Lansing IA
- Great River Interpretive Ctr – Nat’l Fish Hatchery, Genoa WI
- Mt Hosmer Park – Lansing IA
- Effigy Mounds National Monument – Harpers Ferry, IA
- Pikes Peak State Park – McGregor IA
- Villa Louis, The Dousman House – Prairie du Chien, WI
- Fort Crawford Museum – Praire du Chien, WI
- Wyalusing State Park – Prairie du Chien, WI
- Vernon County WI – Attractions
- Crawford County WI – Attractions
- Wisconsin – Driftless Area
shopping
community theatre
- Temple Theatre, Viroqua, WI
- La Crosse Community Theatre, La Crosse, WI
- Commonweal Theatre Company, Lanesboro, MN
- Theatre DU Mississippi, Winona, MN
- American Players Theatre, Spring Green ,WI
- List of Live Theaters Around De Soto, WI
wine tasting
- Vernon Vineyards, Viroqua, WI
- Empty Nest Winery, Waukon, IA
- Elmaro Vineyard, Trempealeau, WI
- Eagles Landing Winery, Marquette, IA
- Great River Road Wine Trail
- Fancy Pants Winery, De Soto, WI
bird watching
- De Soto, WI – A Wisconsin Bird City
- De Soto WI Area – Best Bird Watching
- Lansing, IA – Lansing, IA Birding Guide
bicycle trail riding
- La Crosse River State Trail, La Crosse WI
- Elroy-Sparta State Trail, Sparta, WI
- Mississippi River Trail
- Great River State Trail, Onalaska, WI
- Kickapoo Valley Reserve Trail, La Farge WI
- Root River Trail System, Houston, MN
live Music
discover and enjoy the driftless region….
Good Times on the Big River 