Lake County Boat Ramps, Illinois

Lake County tracks 54 public boat ramps in total, spread across 17 different rivers, creeks and lakes — most notably Fox Chain O'Lakes (11 ramps), Fox Lake (5 ramps) and Bangs Lake (5 ramps). Each listing below shows which waterbody it's on, so you can tell at a glance which ones actually connect.

Sourced from official state and federal agency records, last synced on July 7, 2026. Read more about how we verify this data.

54 Boat ramps
17 Waterways
0 Free to launch
6 Neighboring counties

All boat ramps in Lake County — page 3 of 3

Spring Lake Marina
Sterling Lake Sterling Lake
Sunset Beach Park Gages Lake
Swanys On Long Lake Marina
Waukegan Harbor & Marina Lake Michigan
Welch Circle Fox River

Waterways in Lake County

These are the rivers, creeks and lakes with public boat ramps in Lake County. Ramps on the same waterway don't always sit close together on a map — some of these stretch across the whole county.

Bangs Lake 5 Bluff Lake 1 Diamond Lake 1 Fox Chain O'Lakes 11 Fox Lake 5 Fox River 3 Gages Lake 2 Grass Lake 3 Lake Marie 2 Lake Michigan 4 Lake Zurich 1 Loon Lake 1 Nippersink Creek 2 Pistakee Lake 3 Round Lake 1 Sterling Lake 1 Turner Lake 1

Boat ramps in neighboring counties

If Lake County doesn't have what you're looking for, these bordering counties are worth a look too.

Cook County 33 ramps
Van Buren County 31 ramps
Allegan County 25 ramps
Kenosha County 23 ramps
Berrien County 14 ramps
McHenry County 13 ramps

Frequently asked questions

We track 54 public boat ramps in Lake County, spread across 17 different rivers, creeks and lakes.

We haven't confirmed any free ramps in Lake County yet. Fee status is verified ramp by ramp as we check each one against the source — check the fee badge on each listing below for the latest status.

Fox Chain O'Lakes has the most public boat ramps we track in Lake County, with 11 launch points.