Jon. J. Duerr Forest Preserve Boat Ramp
Jon. J. Duerr Forest Preserve Boat Ramp is a public access point in Kane County, Illinois, providing access to Fox River. It sits within the Norton Creek-Fox River watershed.
Sourced from U.S. Geological Survey . Last checked against the source on July 7, 2026.
Boat ramps on Fox River
We track 9 public boat ramps on Fox 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 Jon. J. Duerr Forest Preserve Boat Ramp does — they're listed here in order of distance from this ramp.
- Geneva Boat Launch 5.4 mi away
- Voyageur Landing Forest Preserve 6.9 mi away
- Laurelwood Park 7.7 mi away
- Illinois Avenue Island Park 14 mi away
- Fox 14 Marina 14 mi away
- Welch Circle 17 mi away
- Fox River Forest Preserve 19 mi away
- Center Street 19 mi away
Other boat ramps in Kane County
Kane County tracks 8 public boat ramps in total, spread across several different rivers, creeks and lakes — not just Fox 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 Jon. J. Duerr Forest Preserve Boat Ramp or leads somewhere completely different.
- Jon. J. Duerr Forest Preserve Fox River less than 0.1 mi away
- Geneva Boat Launch Fox River 5.4 mi away
- Voyageur Landing Forest Preserve Fox River 6.9 mi away
- Laurelwood Park Fox River 7.7 mi away
- Grunwald Lake Grunwald Lake 13 mi away
- Illinois Avenue Island Park Fox River 14 mi away