Reviews: Harborside Marina-IL

Reviewed by: Michelle Dixon on Sep 20, 2022
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 45'
Draft: 3.5'

Rating: 5

Great stop after getting through the locks! Plenty of water for a bow in. Restaurant on site was a nice treat after a long day. Plenty of grassy areas for dogs. Would definitely stay again.

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Reviewed by: Christian Hoepfner , SV Aurora, on Oct 17, 2021
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 41'
Draft: 6.0'

Rating: 4

Stayed overnight at the fuel dock. It gets shallow fast, but 6 ft draft were just ok. Great fuel and pump out service. Excellent restaurant!

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Reviewed by: Jeffrey Skoda on Oct 14, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 65'
Draft: 6.0'

Rating: 3

Probably the best marina in this stretch of the Illinois. It is not made for larger boats but they do their best to accommodate you. I recommend calling ahead of time during working hours to get codes etc. We arrived late afterhours with no issues. Not fancy, but everything works.

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Reviewed by: Rob Dare , Liberty Call , on Sep 17, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 46'
Draft: 4.5'

Rating: 2

Overpriced at $2.00/FT. Very tight and shallow entrance. We stayed in the back basin which felt more like a shipyard than a marina. Gravel parking lot and no view. Out front on the fuel pier might be nicer. A small pool out front that looked nice. There were bathrooms but no one gave us the code. Might have wifi but again no one gave us any info. Hard to walk a dog on long gravel spaces to get to some grass.

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Reviewed by: Preston Midgett , Pura Vida, on Sep 1, 2019
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 26'
Draft: 2.0'

Rating: 5

Came in after hours and some of the locals having docktales helped find a slip. Restaurant is excellent.

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Reviewed by: Bru Brubaker on Aug 13, 2018
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 49'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 5

Stopped here in early Aug 2018. Nice location and well protected from the river. A bit shallow for our 4’ draft boat, but we got in over the “hump” at the entrance without touching, had 2 to 3 feet under the keel in the channel, and 1.5’ under us in the slip. Good 50 amp power. We arrived at 7:30 PM and three very nice guys grilling out with their girlfriends came over and helped us into our slip. The bathrooms were nice and well maintained. Big Fish Grill was terrific with very tasty variety of selections. We could have stayed for days just to eat at the restaurant. Seriously.

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