Don Burch Boat Dock and Picnic Area Boat Ramp
Don Burch Boat Dock and Picnic Area Boat Ramp is a semi-private access point in Tazewell County, Illinois, providing access to Illinois River. It sits within the Pekin Lake-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 Don Burch Boat Dock and Picnic Area Boat Ramp does — they're listed here in order of distance from this ramp.
- I-474 1.3 mi away
- Mendenhall Park public boat launch 3.5 mi away
- Detweiller Marina 4.1 mi away
- Eastport Marina 4.4 mi away
- Public Boat Launch - Cooper South Park 4.7 mi away
- Pekin Boat Club 5.5 mi away
- Fondulac Park Carl Spindler Marina 5.6 mi away
- Pekin Bridge 5.8 mi away
Other boat ramps in Tazewell County
Tazewell County tracks 12 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 Don Burch Boat Dock and Picnic Area Boat Ramp or leads somewhere completely different.
- Don Burch Boat Dock and Picnic Area Illinois River less than 0.1 mi away
- I-474 Illinois River 1.3 mi away
- Eastport Marina Illinois River 4.4 mi away
- Public Boat Launch - Cooper South Park Illinois River 4.7 mi away
- Pekin Boat Club Illinois River 5.5 mi away
- Fondulac Park Carl Spindler Marina Illinois River 5.6 mi away