Cairo Boat Ramp
Cairo Boat Ramp is a public access point in Alexander County, Illinois, providing access to Ohio River. It sits within the City of Cairo-Ohio River watershed.
Sourced from Illinois Department of Natural Resources . Last checked against the source on July 7, 2026.
Boat ramps on Ohio River
We track 9 public boat ramps on Ohio River, including this one. If you're planning to spend your time on a different stretch of the water, one of the launch points below may put you closer to where you're actually headed than Cairo Boat Ramp does — they're listed here in order of distance from this ramp.
- Mound City 5.8 mi away
- Olmstead boat ramp 12 mi away
- Grand Chain 19 mi away
- Joppa 22 mi away
- Fort Massac State Park 27 mi away
- Brookport 31 mi away
- Bay City - Russell C. Davidson Memorial 40 mi away
- Golconda Marina 46 mi away
Other boat ramps in Alexander County
Alexander County tracks 5 public boat ramps in total, spread across several different rivers, creeks and lakes — not just Ohio River. Each one below shows which waterbody it's on, so you can tell at a glance whether it actually connects to the same water as Cairo Boat Ramp or leads somewhere completely different.
- Cairo Ohio River less than 0.1 mi away
- Horseshoe Lake - Alexander Horseshoe Lake 12 mi away
- Horseshoe Lake - Alexander Horseshoe Lake 14 mi away
- Horseshoe Lake - Alexander Horseshoe Lake 14 mi away
- Thebes Boat Ramp Mississippi River 22 mi away