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Illinois Fishing Piers

89 fishing piers on Illinois state sites from the IDNR asset inventory, plus fish cleaning stations.

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Overview

Fishing piers on Illinois state sites

The IDNR lands asset inventory (2019) maps 89 fishing piers on state parks, fish and wildlife areas and state lakes, 15 of them marked ADA. 60 have a page of their own; the rest are rows on their lake pages. The same inventory lists 259 boat docks and 16 fish cleaning stations, which appear as rows on lake and county pages.

89piers
15marked ADA
60pier pages
16cleaning stations

IDNR lands asset inventory, 2019 (boating and fishing assets layer), read November 4, 2026.

By site

Piers grouped by the state site they serve

Beaver Dam Lake

  • Ada Fishing Pier on Beaver Dam Lakefishing pier, IDNR site: Beaver Dam
  • Beaver Dam Fishing Pierfishing pier, IDNR site: Beaver Dam
  • Old Dock on Beaver Dam Lakefishing pier, IDNR site: Beaver Dam
  • Old Dock on Beaver Dam Lakefishing pier, IDNR site: Beaver Dam
  • Old Dock on Beaver Dam Lakefishing pier, IDNR site: Beaver Dam

Beaver Lake (SSFWA)

  • Handicapped Fishing Pier on Beaver Lake (SSFWA)fishing pier, IDNR site: Silver Springs

Birkbeck

Carlyle Lake

  • Allen Branch Floating Dock on Carlyle Lakefishing pier, IDNR site: Eldon Hazlet
  • Chickasaw Fishing Pier on Carlyle Lakefishing pier, IDNR site: Eldon Hazlet
  • Illini Fishing Pond Pier on Carlyle Lakefishing pier, IDNR site: Eldon Hazlet

Clear Lake (KSRA)

  • Kickapoo Fishing Pier on Clear Lake (KSRA)fishing pier, IDNR site: Kickapoo

Clinton Lake

  • Clinton Lake Sra Fishing Pierfishing pier, IDNR site: Birkbeck
  • Mascoutin Fishing Pier on Clinton Lakefishing pier, IDNR site: Clinton Lake
  • Parnell Boat Access Area on Clinton Lakefishing pier, IDNR site: Clinton Lake
  • Route 10 Cove Fishing Pier on Clinton Lakefishing pier, IDNR site: Clinton Lake

Coffeen Lake

Dawson Lake (MVSRA)

  • Honkers Island Fishing Pier on Dawson Lake (MVSRA)fishing pier, IDNR site: Moraine View

Defiance Lake

Frank Holten Grand Marais Lake

  • Frank Holten Fishing Pier on Frank Holten Grand Marais Lakefishing pier, IDNR site: Frank Holten

Franklin Creek Mill Pond

  • Franklin Creek Fishing Pier on Franklin Creek Mill Pondfishing pier, IDNR site: Franklin Creek

Goldeneye Lake (Pyramid State Park)

  • Goldeneye Lake Fishing Pierfishing pier, IDNR site: Pyramid

Gridley Lake (JEPCFWA)

  • Ada Fishing Platform Fishing Pier on Gridley Lake (JEPCFWA)fishing pier, IDNR site: Jim Edgar Panther Creek

Heidecke Lake

  • Bankfishing Fishing Pier on Heidecke Lakefishing pier, IDNR site: Heidecke Lake

Hennepin Canal

  • Mautino Fishing Pier on Hennepin Canalfishing pier, IDNR site: Mautino

Kankakee River

LaSalle Cooling Lake

  • Ivy Point Fishing Pier on LaSalle Cooling Lakefishing pier, IDNR site: LaSalle Fish Hatchery
  • Lasalle Fish Hatchery Fishing Pier on LaSalle Cooling Lakefishing pier, IDNR site: LaSalle Fish Hatchery
  • Veteran's Point Fishing Pier on LaSalle Cooling Lakefishing pier, IDNR site: LaSalle Lake

Lake 29 (Banner Marsh)

  • Banner Marsh Fishing Pier on Lake 29 (Banner Marsh)fishing pier, IDNR site: Banner Marsh

Lake Carlton

  • Handicapped Fishing Pier on Lake Carltonfishing pier, IDNR site: Morrison-Rockwood

Lake Le-Aqua-Na

  • Lake Le-Aqua-Na Fishing Pierfishing pier, IDNR site: Lake Le-Aqua-Na

Long Lake (KSRA)

  • Kickapoo Fishing Pier on Long Lake (KSRA)fishing pier, IDNR site: Kickapoo

Mermet State Lake

  • Club Parking Fishing Pier on Mermet State Lakefishing pier, IDNR site: Mermet Lake

Olson Lake

  • Rock Cut Fishing Pier on Olson Lakefishing pier, IDNR site: Rock Cut

Osprey Lake (MFWA)

  • Mautino Fishing Pier on Osprey Lake (MFWA)fishing pier, IDNR site: Mautino

Pierce Lake

  • Ada Fishing Pier on Pierce Lakefishing pier, IDNR site: Rock Cut
  • Rock Cut Fishing Pier on Pierce Lakefishing pier, IDNR site: Rock Cut

Powerton Lake

  • Powerton Lake Fishing Pierfishing pier, IDNR site: Powerton Lake

Prairie Lake (JEPCFWA)

  • Ada Fishing Platform Fishing Pier on Prairie Lake (JEPCFWA)fishing pier, IDNR site: Jim Edgar Panther Creek

Randolph County Lake

Ray Norbut 2

Red Hills Lake

Ridge Lake (FRSP)

  • Wilderness Pond Handicap Fishing Pier on Ridge Lake (FRSP)fishing pier, IDNR site: Fox Ridge

Sam Parr Lake

  • Sam Parr Fishing Pierfishing pier, IDNR site: Sam Parr
  • Sam Parr Fishing Pierfishing pier, IDNR site: Sam Parr
  • Sam Parr Fishing Pierfishing pier, IDNR site: Sam Parr
  • Sam Parr Fishing Pier (east)fishing pier, IDNR site: Sam Parr
  • Sam Parr Fishing Pier (north)fishing pier, IDNR site: Sam Parr
  • Sam Parr Fishing Pier (south)fishing pier, IDNR site: Sam Parr

Sand Pond (IBSP)

  • Ada Fishing Pier on Sand Pond (IBSP) (north)fishing pier, IDNR site: North Point Marina
  • Ada Fishing Pier on Sand Pond (IBSP) (south)fishing pier, IDNR site: North Point Marina

Sangchris Lake

Shabbona Lake

  • Handicap Fishing Pier on Shabbona Lakefishing pier, IDNR site: Shabbona Lake

Shelbyville

Siloam Springs Family Fishing Pond

  • Siloam Springs Fishing Pier on Siloam Springs Family Fishing Pondfishing pier, IDNR site: Siloam Springs

Spring Lake (South)

  • Pike Hole Fishing Dock on Spring Lake (South)fishing pier, IDNR site: Jake Wolf Memorial Fish Hatchery

Turner Lake (COLSP)

Walnut Point Lake

Washington County Lake

  • Washington County Fishing Pierfishing pier, IDNR site: Washington County
  • Washington County Fishing Pier (east)fishing pier, IDNR site: Washington County
  • Washington County Fishing Pier (north)fishing pier, IDNR site: Washington County
  • Washington County Fishing Pier (south)fishing pier, IDNR site: Washington County

Weinberg-King Pond 1

  • Weinberg-King Pond 1 fishing pierfishing pier

Weldon Springs

  • Lakeview Fishing Pier on Weldon Springsfishing pier, IDNR site: Weldon Springs
  • Spillway Access Area on Weldon Springsfishing pier, IDNR site: Weldon Springs
  • Veterans Point Fishing Pier on Weldon Springsfishing pier, IDNR site: Weldon Springs
  • Weldon Springs Fishing Pierfishing pier, IDNR site: Weldon Springs
Cleaning stations

IDNR fish cleaning stations in Illinois

IDNR lands asset inventory, 2019 (boating and fishing assets layer), read November 4, 2026.

Photos

Lake and river scenes for Illinois Fishing Piers

Montrose Harbor, Illinois
Montrose Harbor
Photo: Alaina McDavid, CC BY-SA 2.0
Illinois River, Illinois
Illinois River
Photo: Roger W, CC BY-SA 2.0
Cicero, Illinois
Cicero
Photo: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0
Elmhurst, Illinois
Elmhurst
Photo: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0
Answers

Illinois fishing pier questions

How many state fishing piers does Illinois have here?

89 mapped in the IDNR lands asset inventory; 60 have their own page.

How many are marked ADA?

15 piers carry an ADA flag in the inventory.

Which site has the most piers?

Sam Parr Lake, with 6.

How old is the pier data?

The IDNR asset inventory dates from 2019; check the site office before a trip.

Are city and forest preserve piers listed?

Only where the IDNR inventory maps them; lake pages note other piers IDNR describes.

Where can I clean fish?

IDNR maps 16 fish cleaning stations; they are listed here and on their lake pages.

Do I need a license on a pier?

Anglers 16 and older carry an Illinois fishing license ($15 a year for residents, $31.50 for nonresidents in 2026).

Do piers have their own rules?

Site-specific digest entries for the lake apply on its piers as well.