Bartonville Access Area
Bartonville Access Area is a public boat ramp on the Illinois River near Hollis, Illinois.
- Paved ramp
Zebra mussels (latest report 1992) reported in Illinois River 3.7 km from this launch (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database). Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database · checked October 20, 2026
Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Ramp surface
- Paved
- Car parking
- 10 spaces
- Coordinates
- 40.61019, -89.65217
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the ILLINOIS RIVER AT KINGSTON MINES, IL gauge · USGS, 7.6 mi away on Illinois River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge ILLINOIS RIVER AT KINGSTON MINES, IL, 7.6 mi from this launch on Illinois River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 155.6 on Illinois River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its mile markers
Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers.
On Illinois River
River in Illinois. All launches on Illinois River.
Community
Where people who use Illinois River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Powerton Lake Boat Launch · 5.5 mi · Powerton Lake
- Kingston Mines Access Area · 7.5 mi · Illinois River
- Peoria Lake Boat Launch near Peoria · 7.6 mi · Peoria Lake
- Peoria Lake Boat Launch near Peoria · 9.1 mi · Peoria Lake
- Childrens Pond Boat Launch · 10.5 mi · Childrens Pond
- Skyranch Boat Ramp · 11.0 mi · Sewell Lake
Sources
- Great Lakes Commission Boat Access Sites (compilation, public and private) record -89.65220,40.61023 · CC BY 4.0 (Great Lakes Commission compilation); coverage and attribute completeness vary by jurisdiction
- OpenStreetMap n489493582 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: ifishillinois.org: A ramp about 3 miles south of Bartonville on Mendenhall Road off of Rt. 24 provides the easiest access to the Peoria Lock and Dam tailwater.. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.