Shippingport Island Access provides a boat ramp on the downstream side of the island as the primary public access point to this historic location on the Ohio River near Louisville.

The island, now designated as a nature preserve home to turkeys, deer, rabbits, waterfowl, and bald eagles, offers limited public access but serves as an important landmark featuring the McAlpine Locks and Dam, which maintains a minimum nine-foot navigation depth for approximately 73 river miles.