Old Nelson Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Lake Shelbyville · near Allenville · Illinois
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
- Fee
- Free
- Motors
- Up to 10 hp
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Managed by
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources
- Coordinates
- 39.57149, -88.55340
Boating rules
- Horsepower limit: 10 hp · all of Lake Shelbyville 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
- Lake level at Shelbyville Lake Project · USACE
Lake level: Lake Shelbyville
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Full pool is 599.7 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Shelbyville Lake Project), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
On Lake Shelbyville
Reservoir in Illinois. All launches on Lake Shelbyville.
Community
Where people who use Lake Shelbyville talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Johnathon Creek Boat Ramp · 0.0 mi · Lake Shelbyville
- Denham Pit Kayak Launch · 1.4 mi · Kaskaskia River
- Fishook Impoundment Boat Ramp · 1.7 mi · Lake Shelbyville
- Strickland · 2.1 mi · Lake Shelbyville
- Bruce West Boat Ramp · 3.8 mi · Lake Shelbyville
- F.W. "Bo" Wood Highwater Boat Ramp · 4.0 mi · Lake Shelbyville
Sources
- Illinois DNR Site Assets (boat ramps) record 1425db60-60da-4129-a809-a32064a9df13 · Public data (Illinois DNR), no terms stated; credit the Illinois Department of Natural Resources
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District boat ramps record 191-788172-22 · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District); no terms stated
Why it is listed as public: listed by Illinois DNR Site Assets (boat ramps) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District boat ramps. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.