Starved Rock State Park offers a boat launch located off the west entrance from Route 178 with a ramp and parking lot (no docks available).

Fishing is permitted from the boat ramp area west of the Visitor Center along the Illinois River seawall and at Lone Point Shelter on the park's eastern edge off Route 71, both requiring valid Illinois fishing licenses.

Kayak rentals and tours are available through Kayak Starved Rock at Lone Point Shelter, with the park providing free access and over 13 miles of scenic trails along the river's sandstone canyons.