Grant Woods Canoe Launch is part of the Lake County Forest Preserve.

Bring your own cartop boat, canoe, kayak, paddleboard or other small non-motorized watercraft and launch it on one of four inland lakes:

Sterling Lake at Van Patten Woods in Wadsworth

Long Lake at Grant Woods in Ingleside

Hastings Lake in Lake Villa

Lake Carina in Gurnee

Launching is free and at your own risk. Approved floatation gear is recommended. Electric trailing motors are allowed. Trailors are premitted in Van Patten Woods only but parking is limited to grass overflow area.