Fishing near Illinois Towns
The nearest lakes, ramps, rivers and tackle shops to 673 Illinois cities, villages and towns, with straight-line miles.
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- Abingdon
- Addison
- Albers
- Albion
- Aledo
- Algonquin
- Alorton
- Alsip
- Altamont
- Alton
- Amboy
- Andalusia
- Anna
- Antioch
- Arcola
- Arlington Heights
- Arthur
- Ashland
- Assumption
- Athens
- Atlanta
- Atwood
- Auburn
- Aurora
- Aviston
B
- Bannockburn
- Barrington Hills
- Barrington
- Barry
- Bartlett
- Bartonville
- Batavia
- Beach Park
- Beardstown
- Beecher
- Belleville
- Bellevue
- Bellwood
- Belvidere
- Bement
- Benld
- Bensenville
- Benton
- Berkeley
- Berwyn
- Bethalto
- Bethany
- Big Rock
- Bloomingdale
- Bloomington
- Blue Island
- Blue Mound
- Bolingbrook
- Boulder Hill
- Bourbonnais
- Bradley
- Braidwood
- Breese
- Bridgeport
- Bridgeview
- Brighton
- Broadview
- Brookfield
- Buffalo Grove
- Bull Valley
- Bunker Hill
- Burbank
- Burnham
- Burr Ridge
- Bushnell
- Byron
C
- Cahokia
- Cairo
- Calumet City
- Calumet Park
- Cambria
- Cambridge
- Camp Point
- Campton Hills
- Candlewick Lake
- Canton
- Capron
- Carbon Cliff
- Carbondale
- Carlinville
- Carlyle
- Carmi
- Carol Stream
- Carpentersville
- Carrier Mills
- Carrollton
- Carterville
- Carthage
- Cary
- Casey
- Caseyville
- Catlin
- Central City
- Centralia
- Centreville
- Cerro Gordo
- Champaign
- Channahon
- Charleston
- Chatham
- Chatsworth
- Chebanse
- Chenoa
- Cherry Valley
- Chester
- Chicago Heights
- Chicago Ridge
- Chicago
- Chillicothe
- Chrisman
- Christopher
- Cicero
- Clarendon Hills
- Clifton
- Clinton
- Coal City
- Coal Valley
- Cobden
- Colchester
- Collinsville
- Colona
- Columbia
- Cortland
- Country Club Hills
- Countryside
- Crainville
- Crest Hill
- Crestwood
- Crete
- Creve Coeur
- Crystal Lake
- Cuba
D
- Danvers
- Danville
- Darien
- Davis Junction
- De Pue
- De Soto
- DeKalb
- Decatur
- Deer Park
- Deerfield
- Delavan
- Des Plaines
- Diamond
- Divernon
- Dixmoor
- Dixon
- Dolton
- Downers Grove
- Downs
- Du Quoin
- Dunlap
- Dupo
- Durand
- Dwight
E
- Earlville
- East Alton
- East Dubuque
- East Dundee
- East Hazel Crest
- East Moline
- East Peoria
- East St. Louis
- Edinburg
- Edwardsville
- Effingham
- El Paso
- Elburn
- Eldorado
- Elgin
- Elk Grove Village
- Elmhurst
- Elmwood Park
- Elmwood
- Elwood
- Erie
- Eureka
- Evanston
- Evergreen Park
F
- Fairbury
- Fairfield
- Fairmont City
- Fairview Heights
- Farmer City
- Farmington
- Fisher
- Flanagan
- Flora
- Flossmoor
- Ford Heights
- Forest Park
- Forrest
- Forreston
- Forsyth
- Fox Lake Hills
- Fox Lake
- Fox River Grove
- Frankfort Square
- Frankfort
- Franklin Park
- Freeburg
- Freeport
- Fulton
G
- Gages Lake
- Galena
- Galesburg
- Galva
- Gardner
- Geneseo
- Geneva
- Genoa
- Georgetown
- Germantown Hills
- Germantown
- Gibson City
- Gilberts
- Gillespie
- Gilman
- Girard
- Glen Carbon
- Glen Ellyn
- Glencoe
- Glendale Heights
- Glenview
- Glenwood
- Godfrey
- Goreville
- Grandview
- Grandwood Park
- Granite City
- Grant Park
- Granville
- Grayslake
- Grayville
- Green Oaks
- Greenfield
- Greenup
- Greenville
- Gridley
- Griggsville
- Gurnee
H
- Hainesville
- Hamilton
- Hampshire
- Hampton
- Hanna City
- Hanover Park
- Harrisburg
- Harristown
- Hartford
- Harvard
- Harvey
- Harwood Heights
- Havana
- Hawthorn Woods
- Hazel Crest
- Hebron
- Henry
- Herrin
- Herscher
- Heyworth
- Hickory Hills
- Highland Park
- Highland
- Highwood
- Hillcrest
- Hillsboro
- Hillside
- Hinckley
- Hinsdale
- Hodgkins
- Hoffman Estates
- Holiday Shores
- Homer Glen
- Homer
- Hometown
- Homewood
- Hoopeston
- Hudson
- Huntley
I
- Ina
- Indian Head Park
- Ingalls Park
- Inverness
- Island Lake
- Itasca
J
- Jacksonville
- Jerome
- Jerseyville
- Johnsburg
- Johnston City
- Joliet
- Jonesboro
- Justice
K
- Kankakee
- Kenilworth
- Kewanee
- Kildeer
- Kincaid
- Kingston
- Kirkland
- Knoxville
L
- La Grange Park
- La Grange
- La Harpe
- LaSalle
- Lacon
- Ladd
- Lake Barrington
- Lake Bluff
- Lake Forest
- Lake Holiday
- Lake Villa
- Lake Zurich
- Lake in the Hills
- Lakemoor
- Lakewood
- Lanark
- Lansing
- Lawrenceville
- Le Roy
- Lebanon
- Leland Grove
- Lemont
- Lena
- Lewistown
- Lexington
- Libertyville
- Lily Lake
- Limestone
- Lincoln
- Lincolnshire
- Lincolnwood
- Lindenhurst
- Lisle
- Litchfield
- Lockport
- Lombard
- Long Creek
- Long Grove
- Long Lake
- Louisville
- Loves Park
- Lovington
- Lynwood
- Lyons
M
- Machesney Park
- Mackinaw
- Macomb
- Macon
- Madison
- Mahomet
- Malta
- Manhattan
- Manito
- Manteno
- Maple Park
- Marengo
- Marion
- Marissa
- Markham
- Maroa
- Marquette Heights
- Marseilles
- Marshall
- Martinsville
- Maryville
- Mascoutah
- Mason City
- Matteson
- Mattoon
- Maywood
- McHenry
- McLeansboro
- Melrose Park
- Mendota
- Merrionette Park
- Metamora
- Metropolis
- Midlothian
- Milan
- Milford
- Milledgeville
- Millstadt
- Minier
- Minonk
- Minooka
- Mokena
- Moline
- Momence
- Monee
- Monmouth
- Montgomery
- Monticello
- Morris
- Morrison
- Morton Grove
- Morton
- Mount Carmel
- Mount Carroll
- Mount Morris
- Mount Olive
- Mount Prospect
- Mount Pulaski
- Mount Sterling
- Mount Vernon
- Mount Zion
- Moweaqua
- Mundelein
- Murphysboro
N
- Naperville
- Nashville
- Neoga
- New Athens
- New Baden
- New Berlin
- New Lenox
- Newton
- Niles
- Nokomis
- Normal
- Norridge
- Norris City
- North Aurora
- North Barrington
- North Chicago
- North Pekin
- North Riverside
- North Utica
- Northbrook
- Northfield
- Northlake
O
- O'Fallon
- Oak Brook
- Oak Forest
- Oak Lawn
- Oak Park
- Oakbrook Terrace
- Oakwood Hills
- Oakwood
- Oblong
- Odell
- Oglesby
- Okawville
- Olney
- Olympia Fields
- Onarga
- Oquawka
- Oregon
- Orion
- Orland Hills
- Orland Park
- Oswego
- Ottawa
P
- Palatine
- Palestine
- Palos Heights
- Palos Hills
- Palos Park
- Pana
- Paris
- Park City
- Park Forest
- Park Ridge
- Pawnee
- Paxton
- Payson
- Pecatonica
- Pekin
- Peoria Heights
- Peoria
- Peotone
- Peru
- Petersburg
- Philo
- Phoenix
- Pinckneyville
- Pingree Grove
- Pistakee Highlands
- Pittsfield
- Plainfield
- Plano
- Polo
- Pontiac
- Pontoon Beach
- Poplar Grove
- Port Barrington
- Port Byron
- Posen
- Prairie Grove
- Preston Heights
- Princeton
- Princeville
- Prophetstown
- Prospect Heights
Q
- Quincy
R
- Rantoul
- Red Bud
- Richmond
- Richton Park
- Ridgewood
- River Forest
- River Grove
- Riverdale
- Riverside
- Riverton
- Riverwoods
- Roanoke
- Robbins
- Robinson
- Rochelle
- Rochester
- Rock Falls
- Rock Island
- Rockdale
- Rockford
- Rockton
- Rolling Meadows
- Romeoville
- Roodhouse
- Roscoe
- Roselle
- Rosemont
- Rosewood Heights
- Rossville
- Round Lake Beach
- Round Lake Heights
- Round Lake Park
- Round Lake
- Roxana
- Royalton
- Rushville
S
- Salem
- Sandoval
- Sandwich
- Sauk Village
- Savanna
- Savoy
- Schaumburg
- Schiller Park
- Scott AFB
- Seneca
- Sesser
- Shawneetown
- Shelbyville
- Sheridan
- Sherman
- Shiloh
- Shorewood
- Sidney
- Silvis
- Skokie
- Sleepy Hollow
- Smithton
- Somonauk
- South Barrington
- South Beloit
- South Chicago Heights
- South Elgin
- South Holland
- South Jacksonville
- South Roxana
- Southern View
- Sparta
- Spring Grove
- Spring Valley
- Springfield
- St. Anne
- St. Charles
- St. Elmo
- St. Jacob
- St. Joseph
- Staunton
- Steeleville
- Steger
- Sterling
- Stickney
- Stillman Valley
- Stockton
- Stone Park
- Streamwood
- Streator
- Sugar Grove
- Sullivan
- Summit
- Sumner
- Swansea
- Sycamore
T
- Taylorville
- Teutopolis
- Third Lake
- Thomasboro
- Thomson
- Thornton
- Tilton
- Tinley Park
- Toledo
- Tolono
- Toluca
- Toulon
- Tower Lakes
- Tremont
- Trenton
- Troy
- Tuscola
U
- University Park
- Urbana
V
- Valmeyer
- Vandalia
- Venetian Village
- Venice
- Vernon Hills
- Vienna
- Villa Grove
- Villa Park
- Virden
- Virginia
- Volo
W
- Wadsworth
- Walnut
- Warren
- Warrensburg
- Warrenville
- Warsaw
- Washburn
- Washington Park
- Washington
- Waterloo
- Waterman
- Watseka
- Wauconda
- Waukegan
- Waverly
- Wayne
- West Chicago
- West Dundee
- West Frankfort
- West Peoria
- Westchester
- Western Springs
- Westmont
- Westville
- Wheaton
- Wheeling
- White Hall
- Williamsville
- Willow Springs
- Willowbrook
- Wilmette
- Wilmington
- Winchester
- Windsor
- Winfield
- Winnebago
- Winnetka
- Winthrop Harbor
- Wonder Lake
- Wood Dale
- Wood River
- Woodridge
- Woodstock
- Worden
- Worth
- Wyoming
Y
- Yorkville
Z
- Zeigler
- Zion
Photos
Prairie water pictured beside Fishing near Illinois Towns
Photo: Richie Diesterheft, CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0
Photo: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0
Photo: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0
Answers
Land of Lincoln towns list, reader questions
Which Illinois places get a town page?
Incorporated cities, villages and towns of 1,000 or more, and Census-designated places of 2,500 or more.
How are miles worked out?
As a straight line from the Census point for the place to the lake, ramp or shop.
My Illinois town is missing; where do I look?
Open its county page, or type the town into the find box on the Illinois page.
Is Chicago covered?
Yes, with Lake Michigan harbors, Chicago Park District lagoons and Cook County forest preserve lakes nearby.
Do town pages mention loaner rods?
Yes; IDNR tackle loaner sites within reach of the town are listed with miles.
Can I see lake levels from a town page?
Follow a lake or river link: gauges and pool readings print on the water pages.
Why are some Illinois towns unlinked?
Their pages are queued for release and link up on the day they publish.
Is there an A to Z of Illinois water too?
Yes, the Illinois A to Z lists every lake, river and pool with a page.
IDNR rules and lists
Moving on from the Illinois towns list
- Illinois waters from A to Zlakes, ponds, river pools, counties, towns and fish together
- Illinois licenses and limitsIDNR fees, stamps and the 13 statewide digest rows
- Site-specific watersall 441 digest entries that change a statewide rule
- Lake Michigan rules and stampssalmon stamp, perch closure and the 21-inch bass rule
- Boundary riversMississippi, Ohio and Wabash reciprocity
- Free Fishing Daysfour June days with no license or stamp
- Illinois record fishhook and line plus bow and arrow
- IDNR stocking tablesix years of hatchery rows by water
- Catchable trout programspring and fall openers and the Inland Trout Stamp
- Gauges and pool readingsUSGS live, Corps and NOAA dated
- Lake MichiganChicago and Lake County harbors, lagoons and launches
- Boat rampsIDNR map launches with a page
- Fishing piersIDNR asset-inventory piers
- Tackle loaner sitesfree rods at libraries and park offices
- Bait and tackle shopsstores and marinas in three groupings
- Guides and chartersLake Michigan charters and inland guides
- TournamentsBFL, B.A.S.S. Nation and IHSA dates and winners
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