Bay City - Russell C. Davidson Memorial Boat Ramp
Bay City - Russell C. Davidson Memorial Boat Ramp is a public access point in Pope County, Illinois, providing access to Ohio River. It sits within the Barren Creek watershed.
Sourced from USACOE Navigation Charts . Last checked against the source on July 7, 2026.
Boat ramps on Ohio River
We track 9 public boat ramps on Ohio 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 Bay City - Russell C. Davidson Memorial Boat Ramp does — they're listed here in order of distance from this ramp.
- Golconda Marina 8.2 mi away
- Brookport 12 mi away
- Fort Massac State Park 14 mi away
- Rosiclare 14 mi away
- Joppa 19 mi away
- Cave-In-Rock 24 mi away
- Grand Chain 26 mi away
- Olmstead boat ramp 32 mi away
Other boat ramps in Pope County
Pope County tracks 3 public boat ramps in total, spread across several different rivers, creeks and lakes — not just Ohio 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 Bay City - Russell C. Davidson Memorial Boat Ramp or leads somewhere completely different.
- Bay City - Russell C. Davidson Memorial Ohio River less than 0.1 mi away
- Golconda Marina Ohio River 8.2 mi away
- Bay Creek Lake Bay Creek Lake 19 mi away