South Front Street Boat Ramp
South Front Street Boat Ramp is a semi-private access point in Putnam County, Illinois, providing access to Illinois River. It sits within the Coffee 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 South Front Street Boat Ramp does — they're listed here in order of distance from this ramp.
- Spring Valley Boat Club 8.7 mi away
- Barto Boat Ramp 8.8 mi away
- Henry Harbor Marina 9.8 mi away
- Lacon Marina 16 mi away
- Starved Rock State Park 18 mi away
- Marshall State Fish and Wildlife Area 21 mi away
- Starved Rock Marina 21 mi away
- Unnamed 22 mi away
Other boat ramps in Putnam County
Putnam County tracks 3 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 South Front Street Boat Ramp or leads somewhere completely different.
- South Front Street Illinois River less than 0.1 mi away
- Hennepin Hopper Hennepin Hopper 3.2 mi away
- Spring Valley Boat Club Illinois River 8.7 mi away