Illinois / North Fork Salt Creek /
North Fork Salt Creek Carry-in Access
This is a free public kayak and canoe launch on North Fork Salt Creek near De Witt, Illinois, run by IL Dept. of Natural Resources.
- Free

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
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp surface
- Gravel
- Car parking
- 12 spaces
- Managed by
- IL Dept. of Natural Resources
- Website
- dnr.illinois.gov
- Coordinates
- 40.22351, -88.82128
Directions (Google) Apple Maps
This launch has no official name in our sources; the name above describes where it is.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, water temperature at the NORTH FORK SALT CREEK NEAR DE WITT, IL gauge · USGS, 1.1 mi away on North Fork Salt Creek
Water level
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USGS gauge NORTH FORK SALT CREEK NEAR DE WITT, IL, 1.1 mi from this launch on North Fork Salt Creek: water level, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On North Fork Salt Creek
Stream in Illinois. All launches on North Fork Salt Creek.
Nearby launches
- North Fork · 2.8 mi · Clinton Lake
- Clinton Lake Boat Launch near Birkbeck · 4.1 mi · Clinton Lake
- Weldon Boat Access · 4.6 mi · Clinton Lake
- Mascoutin · 5.2 mi · Clinton Lake
- Parnell Boat Access Area · 5.6 mi · Clinton Lake
- West Side Boat Access Area · 6.0 mi · Clinton Lake
Sources
- Great Lakes Commission Boat Access Sites (compilation, public and private) record -88.82128,40.22350 · CC BY 4.0 (Great Lakes Commission compilation); coverage and attribute completeness vary by jurisdiction
- OpenStreetMap n9659658016 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: dnr.illinois.gov: North Fork Canoe Access Area is located just south of the Wapella blacktop (1200 north). It provides canoe launching, bank fishing,. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.