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Piasa
Island / Eagle's Nest Island
Wildlife
Management Areas |
 
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Piasa
Creek Access Area is located 6 1/2 miles north of Alton along the Great River Road.
Piasa Island Wildlife Management consists of two islands, Piasa and
Eagles Nest, and includes the Piasa Creek Boat Access Area. This access
area was completely refurbished in 1992 and offers the only free public
boat access between Alton and Grafton. |
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Stump
Lake
Wildlife
Management Area |
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Located 1 1/2 miles north of
Pere Marquette State Park off of Highway
100.
The Stump Lake Management Area is made up of six different bodies of
water: Upper
and Lower Stump, Flat, Long, Deep and Fowler lakes. Boat access is
available at Long Lake Access Area, Dabbs Road Access Area and on the
south end of Lower Stump at the Pere Marquette harbor. During the summer
months the Upper and Lower Stump Lakes are drawn down to promote the
growth of moist soil plants. This draws many types of birds and makes
the area popular with bird watchers. Herons and Egrets concentrate on
the shallow waters to take advantage of the easy fish prey and the
exposed mudflats attract flocks of shorebirds. In the winter the
adjacent bluffs are home to Bald Eagles. |
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Glades
/ 12 Mile Island
Wildlife
Management Areas
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Located approximately 4 1/2 miles north of
Pere Marquette State Park approximately 1 mile
west of Highway
100.
The Glades has 1198 acres of woodland and over 300 acres of water. The
single water body is broken up with large clumps of buttonbush and a
small willow island. Boat access is available to both the Glades proper
and the Illinois River. 12-mile Island is 223 acres of mostly woodlands
located west of the Glades in the Illinois River. |
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Godar-Diamond
complex
Wildlife
Management Areas |
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Located 2 1/2 miles north of the Joe Page Bridge in Hardin
directly off of Highway 100.
The Godar-Diamond complex consists of Diamond
and Hurricane Islands, Michael Bottoms and the Godar Refuge. Small lakes
in the area are drained allowing moist soil plants to germinate. In the
early fall water is pumped back into the lakes providing hundreds of
acres of wetland habitat. The Illinois River is accessible by boat ramps
at Godar-Diamond and Michael Landing. Michael Bottoms is accessible by
ramp and the islands are accessible by boat pullovers. The Godar-Diamond
complex is the most popular waterfowl hunting area in the MRA.
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Michael Landing
Access Area
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Located approximately
5 1/2 miles north of the Joe Page Bridge in Hardin off of Highway 100.
Michael Landing is part of the Godar-Diamond complex with the Illinois River
accessible by boat ramp. |
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Helmbold
Slough
Wildlife
Management Area |
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Located
approximately 7 1/2 miles south of the town of Hardin on County
Road 1.
Helmbold Slough consists of 729 acres. Its 59 acres of water are managed
as a seasonal wetland mainly utilized for waterfowl hunting. There is no
vehicular access to the water at Helmbold. |
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Fuller
Lake
Wildlife
Management Area |
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Fuller
Lake is approximately 7 1/2 miles south of the town of Hardin on County
Road 1.
Fuller Lake Management Area consists of almost 1100 acres with 347 acres
of water. The water acreage is broken up into 3 sections: Fuller and
Upper Swan Lakes and Beaver Pond. Boat access is available at Fuller
Lake and also to the Illinois River at Hadley Landing which is located
on the road to Fuller Lake. The Fuller Lake area is on the north end of
the Swan Lake which is part of the Brussels District of the Mark Twain Federal Refuge.
The area is home to shorebirds and in the winter Bald Eagles can be seen
as they hunt for fish in the Illinois River. |
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Calhoun
Point
Wildlife
Management Area |
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Located just west of the Brussels Ferry on County Road 1.
Calhoun Point lies at the confluence of the
Mississippi and Illinois rivers at the tip of Calhoun County. Calhoun
Point totals 2215 acres including a series of interconnected backwater
lakes and sloughs. There are 4 boat ramps, with Calhoun Point and
Pohlman Slough providing access to backwater lakes and sloughs and Royal
Landing providing access to the Mississippi River. Calhoun Point lies
next to the Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge of the Mark Twain Federal Refuge and is
home to the endangered salt meadow grass.
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Batchtown
Wildlife
Management Area |
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Access
to this area is made through Cockrell Hollow located below the town of Batchtown.
This area is made up of a large backwater bay with side channels and
sloughs which are accessible from the main channel of the Mississippi.
Of the 2436 acres in this refuge, almost 1800 consist of water. With the
remainder consisting of woodlands and wet meadow. A large variety of
birds can be seen during the spring and fall migrations. During the
winter large numbers of Bald Eagles can be seen. Just north of this
wildlife management area is the Batchtown District of the Mark Twain Federal Refuge. |
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Red's Landing
Wildlife
Management Area |
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Located
about 4 miles south of the town of Hamburg on West County Road.
Red's Landing consists of over 1100 acres with 250 acres of backwater
sloughs and 300 acres of flooded ponds and timber. There are launching
facilities on both the river and middle slough. The area contains a
large heron rookery and a Bald Eagle's nest. |
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Rip Rap Landing
Wildlife
Management Area |
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Located
about 2 miles north of Mozier on Route 96.
Rip Rap Landing offers boat launching access to the Mississippi River
and the 200 acre Waverly Lake. Natural life enthusiasts can see an
example of the once abundant bottomland hardwood forest community along
the river and the area has become the home of an ever expanding
population of river otters. |
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