Red Rock Landing Conservation Area: hunting and access
Red Rock Landing Conservation Area is 542 acres of MDC land in Perry County, 7 miles from Frohna. MDC lists deer hunting here (archery and firearms, archery antlerless permits only). Hunters checked 3,160 deer in Perry County in 2025.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: MDC's conservation area data, read 2026-10. Harvest: MDC deer harvest summaries, 2021 to 2025.
MDC conservation areasNational wildlife refugesRed Rock Landing Conservation AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 542 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Perry County |
| Deer harvest unit | Perry County |
| MDC lists for hunting | Deer, Bear, Turkey, Rabbit and Squirrel |
| MDC area number | 9522 |
| MDC region | Southeast |
| Camping (MDC) | designated camping sites |
| Nearest towns | Frohna (7 mi), Longtown (7 mi) and Altenburg (8 mi) |
What is Red Rock Landing Conservation Area like?
Red Rock Landing Conservation Area is on the Mississippi River in Perry County, approximately 10 miles east of Perryville. To reach the area from Perryville, take Highway 61 south to Route P, follow Route P to its junction with Route C at Crosstown, turn left and turn onto County Road 350. Follow County Road 350 to the conservation area.
This area consists of 554 acres and includes approximately one mile of Mississippi River frontage and one-half-mile of Cinque Hommes Creek frontage. The area contains seven ponds, totaling about five acres. The area has 419 acres of timber, 60 acres of unprotected bottomland fields, and 70 acres of upland fields. The Conservation Department purchased this property in November 1994 primarily for use as a public fishing access. The area has some of the best remaining riparian habitat in this reach of the Mississippi River. The frontage has good water depth and instream cover that provides excellent bank fishing for catfish, and other big river species. The area forest is managed to improve tree growth, quality, and species composition. Other management strategies on the area include wildlife food plots and native warm-season grass plantings. Red Rock Landing Conservation Area is...
In MDC's words, from the Red Rock Landing Conservation Area page.
What can you hunt on Red Rock Landing Conservation Area?
MDC's page for Red Rock Landing Conservation Area lists: Deer: archery and firearms, archery antlerless permits only; Bear: archery and firearms; Turkey: archery and firearms; Rabbit; Squirrel.
What are the rules on Red Rock Landing Conservation Area?
MDC's standard conservation area rules (Chapter 11 of the Wildlife Code) apply; the area's rules on MDC's site list any it adds.
How many deer are taken around Red Rock Landing Conservation Area?
Red Rock Landing Conservation Area lies in Perry County. Hunters checked 3,160 deer in Perry County in 2025, against 2,791 in 2024.
| County | Red Rock Landing Conservation Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry County | 542 | 3,160 | 2,791 | 3,366 |
Harvest for the whole county, not the conservation area alone: MDC deer harvest summaries (2021 to 2025 seasons).
How do you get to Red Rock Landing Conservation Area?
MDC's directions: From Perryville, take Highway 61 south, then Route P east, then Route C north, and at Crosstown take County Road 350 east to the area. Red Rock Landing Conservation Area is inaccessible by road when the Mississippi River level is over 20 feet on the Chester Power gauge.
Nearest towns: Frohna (7 miles), Longtown (7 miles), Altenburg (8 miles) and Old Appleton (10 miles).
What other public land is near Red Rock Landing Conservation Area?
MDC lands within 10 miles:
- Seventy-Six Conservation Area: 870 acres, 1.5 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Red Rock Landing Conservation Area
Counting Red Rock Landing Conservation Area itself, 1,767 of the 27,424 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (6.4%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and MDC conservation area boundaries.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| MDC conservation areas | 1,326 |
| National wildlife refuges | 441 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Red Rock Landing Conservation Area?
In Perry County, 7 miles from Frohna.
Can you deer hunt on Red Rock Landing Conservation Area?
Yes, by MDC's page: archery and firearms, archery antlerless permits only.
How much public land is around Red Rock Landing Conservation Area?
1,767 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Red Rock Landing Conservation Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and MDC conservation area boundaries. The closest other MDC area is Seventy-Six Conservation Area (1.5 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: MDC, Red Rock Landing Conservation Area; MDC conservation area boundaries.
- Boundary and acres: MDC's map layer above. Surrounding public land: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public) and MDC conservation area boundaries.
- Deer harvest: MDC deer harvest summaries (2021 to 2025 seasons).
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