Pioneer Landing
Pioneer Landing is a free public boat ramp on Nippersink Creek near Ringwood, Illinois.
- Free

Zebra mussels (latest report 2022) reported in Nippersink Creek 830 m 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
- Fee
- Free
- Hours
- Jan 20-Nov 1 sunrise-sunset
- Website
- mccdistrict.org
- Coordinates
- 42.43087, -88.29325
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the NIPPERSINK CREEK NEAR SPRING GROVE, IL gauge · USGS, 2.5 mi away on Nippersink Creek
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge NIPPERSINK CREEK NEAR SPRING GROVE, IL, 2.5 mi from this launch on Nippersink Creek: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Nippersink Creek
Stream in Illinois. All launches on Nippersink Creek.
Nearby launches
- Keystone Landing · 2.7 mi · Nippersink Creek
- Elizabeth Lake Public Boat Launch · 4.7 mi · Lake Elizabeth
- Dunn Lake Boat Launch · 5.0 mi · Dunn Lake
- McCullom Lake Boat Launch · 5.2 mi · McCullom Lake
- Elizabeth Lake Boat Launch · 5.5 mi · Lake Elizabeth
- Grass Lake Boat Launch near Antioch · 5.8 mi · Grass Lake
Sources
- OpenStreetMap n5251008906 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: www.mccdistrict.org: Open Daily Sunrise to Sunset. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.