Chicago Area Waterways for Sailing

We are not responsible for errors or omissions. When boating, regardless of water depth, wear a PFD!

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Fishing Allowed	Paddling Allowed	Sailing Allowed	Motorboating Allowed	Dams Locks
Area Map	Depth Map	Photo(s) Online	Report(s) Online	Camping Allowed

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Lakes for Sailing:

• Beck Lake (Cook County)
• Big Bend Lake (Cook County)
• Bluff Lake (Lake County)
• Busse Lake (Cook County)
• Lake Catherine (Lake County)
• Channel Lake (Lake County)
• McCullom Lake (McHenry County)
• Lake Michigan
  Lake Michigan online harbor maps include:
  • Belmont Harbor (Cook County)
  • Burnham Harbor (Cook County)
  • Calumet Harbor (Cook County)
  • Chicago Harbor, Monroe Harbor (Cook County)
  • Diversey Harbor (Cook County)
  • Jackson Park Harbor (Cook County)
  • 59th Street Harbor (Cook County)
  • Montrose Park Harbor (Cook County)
  • North Point Marina (Lake County)
  • Waukegan Harbor (Lake County)
  • Wilmette Harbor (Cook County)
• Fox Lake (Lake County)
• Grass Lake (Lake County)
  (Not recommended)
• Jericho Lake (Kane County)
• Lake Marie, (Lake County)
• Nippersink Lake (Lake County)
• Lake Opeka (Cook County)
• Petite Lake (Lake County)
• Pistakee Lake (Lake County)
• Powderhorn Lake (Cook County)
• Skokie Lagoons (Cook County)
  (Not recommended)
• Shabbona Lake (De Kalb County)
• Spring Lake (DuPage County)
• Turtlehead Lake (Cook County)
• Waubansee Lake (DuPage County)
• Wolf Lake/Powers Conservation Area (Cook County)
  (Recommend the Indiana side)
• Wonder Lake (Private)

Rivers and Canals you could sail in, if you want:

• Des Plaines River
  (Not recommended, but if you do, sail north of Lockport)
• Du Page River
  (Not recommended)
• Fox River
  (Not recommended)
• Hennepin Canal
  (Not recommended)
• Illinois River
  (Peoria Lake area)
• Illinois & Michigan Canal (I&M)
  (Not recommended)
• Iroquois River
  (Not recommended)
• Kankakee River
  (Not recommended)