Jackson Harbor - East Hayes Drive Boat Ramp
Jackson Harbor - East Hayes Drive Boat Ramp is a public access point in Cook County, Illinois, providing access to Lake Michigan. It sits within the Oakwoods Cemetery-Frontal Lake Michigan watershed.
Sourced from U.S. Geological Survey . Last checked against the source on July 7, 2026.
Boat ramps on Lake Michigan
We track 9 public boat ramps on Lake Michigan, 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 Jackson Harbor - East Hayes Drive Boat Ramp does — they're listed here in order of distance from this ramp.
- Burham Harbor - South 4.1 mi away
- Calumet Park 4.8 mi away
- Burham Harbor - North 5.9 mi away
- Church Street Power Boat Ramp 19 mi away
- Lloyd Park/Boat Ramp 24 mi away
- Park Avenue Boating Ramp 30 mi away
- Boat ramp 35 mi away
- Waukegan Harbor & Marina 42 mi away
Other boat ramps in Cook County
Cook County tracks 33 public boat ramps in total, spread across several different rivers, creeks and lakes — not just Lake Michigan. 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 Jackson Harbor - East Hayes Drive Boat Ramp or leads somewhere completely different.
- Jackson Harbor - East Hayes Drive Lake Michigan less than 0.1 mi away
- Washingtion Park Lagoon Boat Dock 2 mi away
- Burham Harbor - South Lake Michigan 4.1 mi away
- Calumet Park Lake Michigan 4.8 mi away
- Burham Harbor - North Lake Michigan 5.9 mi away
- Richard J. Daley Park Boat Launch 6.9 mi away