Stepan Family Boat Launch
Stepan Family Boat Launch is a public boat ramp on Lake Michigan near Winnetka, Illinois, run by the Winnetka Park District.
- Paved ramp
Zebra mussels (latest report 1991) reported in Lake Michigan 890 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
- Ramp surface
- Paved
- Car parking
- 14 spaces
- Managed by
- Winnetka Park District
- Website
- winpark.org
- Coordinates
- 42.11512, -87.73008
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone LMZ740, Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
On Lake Michigan
Lake in Illinois. All launches on Lake Michigan.
Community
Where people who use Lake Michigan talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Tower Road Accessible Boat Launch · 2.3 mi · Skokie River
- Gallery Park Boat Launch · 4.8 mi · Lake Glenview
- Church Street Power Boat Ramp · 5.7 mi · Lake Michigan
- Linne Woods Canoe Landing · 5.7 mi · North Branch Chicago River
- Lake Michigan Boat Launch near Highland Park · 6.0 mi · Lake Michigan
- Beck Lake Boat Launch · 8.0 mi · Beck Lake
Sources
- Great Lakes Commission Boat Access Sites (compilation, public and private) record -87.73004,42.11513 · CC BY 4.0 (Great Lakes Commission compilation); coverage and attribute completeness vary by jurisdiction
- OpenStreetMap w1197492637 © 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.