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Peoria Lake Boat Launch near Peoria
This is a public boat ramp on Peoria Lake near Peoria, Illinois, run by the Peoria Park District.
- Paved ramp

Zebra mussels (latest report 2010) reported in Peoria Lake 1.7 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
- Managed by
- Peoria Park District
- Coordinates
- 40.70082, -89.57111
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
On the river
River mile 163.8 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 Peoria Lake
Lake in Illinois. All launches on Peoria Lake.
Community
Where people who use Peoria Lake talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Peoria Lake Boat Launch near Peoria · 1.9 mi · Peoria Lake
- Peoria Lake Boat Launch near Peoria · 6.3 mi · Peoria Lake
- Bartonville Access Area · 7.6 mi · Illinois River
- Powerton Lake Boat Launch · 13.1 mi · Powerton Lake
- Peoria Lake Boat Launch near Rome · 13.6 mi · Peoria Lake
- Kingston Mines Access Area · 14.7 mi · Illinois River
Sources
- Great Lakes Commission Boat Access Sites (compilation, public and private) record -89.57117,40.70079 · CC BY 4.0 (Great Lakes Commission compilation); coverage and attribute completeness vary by jurisdiction
- OpenStreetMap n12569326450 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
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.