Kingston Mines Access Area
Kingston Mines Access Area is a public boat ramp on the Illinois River near Kingston Mines, Illinois.
- Paved ramp
Zebra mussels (latest report 2010) reported in the water at 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
- 5 spaces
- Coordinates
- 40.55402, -89.77472
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the ILLINOIS RIVER AT KINGSTON MINES, IL gauge · USGS, 0.1 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, 0.1 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 145.5 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
- Childrens Pond Boat Launch · 3.1 mi · Childrens Pond
- Skyranch Boat Ramp · 3.7 mi · Sewell Lake
- Powerton Lake Boat Launch · 4.0 mi · Powerton Lake
- Banner Marsh Boat Launch · 4.7 mi
- Sewell Lake Boat Launch · 6.7 mi · Sewell Lake
- Banner Marsh Boat Launch · 7.2 mi
Sources
- Great Lakes Commission Boat Access Sites (compilation, public and private) record -89.77479,40.55405 · CC BY 4.0 (Great Lakes Commission compilation); coverage and attribute completeness vary by jurisdiction
- OpenStreetMap n12566373961 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: ifishillinois.org: Boat access to the LaGrange Pool is also available at LaGrange Lock and Dam, Beardstown, Browning, Havana, Liverpool, Kingston Mines and Pekin.. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.