Sterling Lake Car-Top Boat Launch
Boat ramp · on Sterling Lake · near Rosecrans · Illinois
Zebra mussels (latest report 2001) reported in this water (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 18, 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
- Motors
- Electric motors only
- Managed by
- Lake County Forest Preserve District
- Website
- lcfpd.org
- Coordinates
- 42.47274, -87.94508
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On Sterling Lake
Lake in Illinois. All launches on Sterling Lake.
Nearby launches
- Van Patten Woods Canoe Launch · 1.5 mi · Des Plaines River
- Sedge Meadow Canoe Launch · 3.2 mi · Des Plaines River
- Prairie Springs Park · 4.7 mi · Lake Andrea
- Hastings Car-Top Boat Launch · 5.7 mi · Hastings Lake
- George Lake Boat Launch · 5.8 mi · George Lake
- Shangrila-Benet Lake · 6.5 mi · Lake Shangrila
Sources
- Lake County Forest Preserve District Boat Launches (Illinois) record 7 · Public data (Lake County Forest Preserve District), disclaimer; credit the District
- OpenStreetMap n4330284526 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Lake County Forest Preserve District Boat Launches (Illinois). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.