ROCK ISLAND, Illinois -- Starting May 20, the Mississippi River Visitor Center operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, at Locks and Dam 15 on the Rock Island Arsenal will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday-Friday each week. The facility will be closed all federal holidays with the exception of 4th of July.
To access the Mississippi River Visitor Center, visitors must go to Rock Island Arsenal’s Visitor Welcome Center located at 23 Prospect Drive in Moline, Illinois, and present a state or federally issued photo ID to be issued a visitor pass. Once a pass is acquired, visitors will be allowed to access the installation and all publicly accessible facilities on the island.
For more information visit: www.mvr.usace.army.mil/MississippiRiver/ or contact the Mississippi River Visitor Center at 309-794-5338.
Release no. 25-013