Dam West Recreation Area Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Rend Lake · near Benton · Illinois
Open per U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status's data, checked October 2, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Fee charged
- Motors
- No horsepower limit
- Ramp lanes
- 4
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Coordinates
- 38.03878, -88.98468
Boating rules
- Horsepower limit: none · all of Rend Lake 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
On Rend Lake
Reservoir in Illinois. All launches on Rend Lake.
Community
Where people who use Rend Lake talk about it.
Nearby launches
- South Sandusky Day Use Boat Ramp · 1.5 mi · Rend Lake
- North Sandusky Day Use Boat Ramp · 1.9 mi · Rend Lake
- South Marcum Day Use Boat Ramp · 2.1 mi · Rend Lake
- North Marcum Multiple Boat Ramp · 2.1 mi · Rend Lake
- Wayne Fitzgerald State Park Boat Ramp · 3.8 mi · Rend Lake
- Rend Lake Boat Launch · 3.9 mi · Rend Lake
Sources
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 199-315190001-7-001 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers submittal)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District boat ramps record 199-315190001-31 · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District); no terms stated
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status open or closed status · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Natural Resource Management Program)
- OpenStreetMap n10947957139 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n6603717000 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) 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.