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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 Don Du Lac Park District.

Aerial view of the ramp, pier and marina docks beside the large parking lot, August 2019
Aerial view of the ramp, pier and marina docks beside the large parking lot, August 2019 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map
Zebra mussels

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
Don Du Lac Park District
Coordinates
40.70940, -89.53794

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

This launch has no official name in our sources; the name above describes where it is.

Conditions

On the river

River mile 165.2 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

Sources

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.