Ames Island

Ames Island: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Ames Island

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Ames Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.50138, -88.68260. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ames Island

• Horicon Marsh Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Dodge · ~5 km · Must-see
• Fourmile Island Rookery State Natural Area · sanctuary · Dodge · ~6 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam Lake State Wildlife Area · lake · Dodge · ~18 km · Must-see
• Shaw Marsh Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Dodge · ~19 km · Must-see
• Waupun Heritage Museum · museum · Dodge · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fox Lake · lake · Dodge · ~28 km · Must-see
• Waterloo Quartzite Outcrops State Natural Area · sanctuary · Dodge · ~41 km · Must-see
• Druid Lake · lake · Washington · ~42 km · Must-see
• Sisson's Peony Gardens · sanctuary · Fond du Lac · ~43 km · Must-see
• St. Bernard's Catholic Church · church · Jefferson · ~43 km · Must-see
• Kettle Moraine State Forest- Pike Lake Unit · lake · Washington · ~45 km · Must-see
• Big Cedar Lake · lake · Washington · ~45 km · Must-see
• Cathedral Church of Saint Paul · church · Fond du Lac · ~45 km · Must-see
• Fond du Lac Lighthouse · lake · Fond du Lac · ~48 km · Must-see
• Grassy Lake Wildlife Area · lake · Columbia · ~50 km · Must-see
• Holy Hill National Shrine of Mary, Help of Christians · church · Washington · ~51 km · Must-see
• Museum of Wisconsin Art (MOWA) · museum · Washington · ~52 km · Must-see
• Green Lake · lake · Green Lake · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ames Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Ames Island

• Little Goose Island · river spot · Dodge · ~20 km
• Koch Island · river spot · Dodge · ~22 km
• Sager Island · river spot · Dodge · ~24 km
• Moon Island · river spot · Dodge · ~25 km
• Brushwood Island · river spot · Dodge · ~26 km
• McFetridge Island · river spot · Dodge · ~26 km
• Lone Island · river spot · Dodge · ~27 km
• Elmwood Island · river spot · Dodge · ~27 km
• Dead Island · river spot · Dodge · ~27 km
• Devil Island · river spot · Dodge · ~29 km

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