On one of my previous trips on this river I encountered a power boat south of Stony Ford. Well, today, I found the source of the powerboat. Burr Ridge Park District has built a trailorable boat ramp on Madison street, just south of 97th street. It's right near the DuPage County Waste Treatment Plant. The ramp is gravel both above and below waterlevel and is free.
Limited parking is available.
The Des Plaines River travels generally due south from the Wisconsin border. But the southerly course prevails until Plank Road Woods in Lyons. The river continues southwest through Lemont, then turns south back to it's original channel near Romeoville. The river continues south through Joliet, then turns southwest until it merges with the Du Page River, and then the Kankakee River to form the Illinois River. The Des Plaines River can be divided into sections with distinctly different personalities.