The Glades Boat Ramp
The Glades Boat Ramp is a public access point in Jersey County, Illinois, providing access to Illinois River. It sits within the Possum Creek-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 The Glades Boat Ramp does — they're listed here in order of distance from this ramp.
- Hadley Landing 0.6 mi away
- Stump Lake 2.1 mi away
- Marquette State Park 5.4 mi away
- Diamond-Hurricane Island 11 mi away
- Kampsville 17 mi away
- Pearl - East 28 mi away
- Pearl - West 28 mi away
- Boat Dock Road 40 mi away
Other boat ramps in Jersey County
Jersey County tracks 4 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 The Glades Boat Ramp or leads somewhere completely different.
- The Glades Illinois River less than 0.1 mi away
- Stump Lake Illinois RIver 2.1 mi away
- Marquette State Park Illinois River 5.4 mi away
- Boat ramp Mississippi River 17 mi away