Big Muddy Wildlife Nason South Boat Ramp
Big Muddy Wildlife Nason South Boat Ramp is a free public boat ramp on Rend Lake near Nason, Illinois, run by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
- Free
- 1 lane
- No horsepower limit
- Paved ramp
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
- No horsepower limit
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Car parking
- 10 spaces
- Managed by
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources
- Coordinates
- 38.17771, -88.99810
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
- Big Muddy Wildlife Nason North Boat Ramp · 0.1 mi · Muddy Lake
- Big Muddy Waltonville Dam Boat Ramp · 0.7 mi · Rend Lake
- Big Muddy Wildlife East Boat Ramp · 1.4 mi · Big Muddy River
- Rend Lake Boat Launch near Waltonville · 1.8 mi · Rend Lake
- Big Muddy Wildlife Bluegill Hole Boat Ramp · 2.1 mi · Rend Lake
- Big Muddy Wildlife North Boat Ramp · 2.5 mi · Big Muddy River
Sources
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District boat ramps record 199-2450256-50 · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District); no terms stated
- Great Lakes Commission Boat Access Sites (compilation, public and private) record -88.99801,38.17773 · CC BY 4.0 (Great Lakes Commission compilation); coverage and attribute completeness vary by jurisdiction
- OpenStreetMap n10956962630 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n10956962631 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District boat ramps and 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.