Kankakee River Boat Launch near Kankakee
This is a public boat ramp on the Kankakee River near Kankakee, Illinois, run by the Kankakee Valley Park District.
- Up to 10 hp
- Paved ramp
Zebra mussels (latest report 2016) reported in Kankakee River 2.5 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
- Motors
- Up to 10 hp
- Ramp surface
- Paved
- Car parking
- 10 spaces
- Managed by
- Kankakee Valley Park District
- Coordinates
- 41.10005, -87.84584
Directions (Google) Apple Maps
This launch has no official name in our sources; the name above describes where it is.
Boating rules
- Horsepower limit: 10 hp · all of Kankakee River rule
From the boating rules map of Illinois Department of Natural Resources, read October 18, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the KANKAKEE RIVER AT MOMENCE, IL gauge · USGS, 10.1 mi away on Kankakee River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge KANKAKEE RIVER AT MOMENCE, IL, 10.1 mi from this launch on Kankakee River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 34.6 on Kankakee River · Indiana DNR river miles, placed between its mile markers
Sources: Indiana DNR river miles.
On Kankakee River
River in Illinois. All launches on Kankakee River.
Community
Where people who use Kankakee River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Kankakee River Boat Launch near Momence · 11.1 mi · Kankakee River
- WBDY Boat Launch · 11.7 mi · Kankakee River
- Kankakee River Boat Launch near River · 13.7 mi · Kankakee River
- Area 9 Boat Launch · 14.0 mi · Kankakee River
- Stateline Public Access Site · 17.3 mi · Kankakee River
- Kankakee River / Black Oak Bayou · 18.8 mi · Kankakee River
Sources
- Great Lakes Commission Boat Access Sites (compilation, public and private) record -87.84584,41.10005 · CC BY 4.0 (Great Lakes Commission compilation); coverage and attribute completeness vary by jurisdiction
Why it is listed as public: listed by Great Lakes Commission Boat Access Sites (compilation, public and private). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.