Barto Boat Ramp
Barto Boat Ramp is a public access point in Bureau County, Illinois, providing access to Illinois River. It sits within the Depue Lake-Illinois River watershed.
Sourced from U.S. Geological Survey . Last checked against the source on July 7, 2026.
Boat ramps on Illinois River
We track 9 public boat ramps on Illinois 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 Barto Boat Ramp does — they're listed here in order of distance from this ramp.
- Spring Valley Boat Club 0.3 mi away
- South Front Street 8.8 mi away
- Starved Rock State Park 10 mi away
- Starved Rock Marina 13 mi away
- Unnamed 13 mi away
- Henry Harbor Marina 16 mi away
- Allen Park 18 mi away
- Heritage Harbor Marina 22 mi away
Other boat ramps in Bureau County
Bureau County tracks 6 public boat ramps in total, spread across several different rivers, creeks and lakes — not just Illinois 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 Barto Boat Ramp or leads somewhere completely different.
- Barto Boat Ramp Illinois River less than 0.1 mi away
- Hennepin Canal Hennepin Canal 22 mi away
- Boss Lake Boss Lake 27 mi away
- Osprey Lake Osprey Lake 28 mi away
- Hennepin Canal Hennepin Canal 32 mi away
- Hennepin Canal Hennepin Canal 34 mi away