Crane Islands

Crane Islands: 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 Crane Islands

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 Crane Islands — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 27.66837, -97.21054. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Crane Islands

• Mustang Island State Park · park · Nueces · ~4 km · Must-see
• Oso Bay · lake · Nueces · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mustang Island · lake · Nueces · ~14 km · Must-see
• Hans and Pat Suter Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Nueces · ~16 km · Must-see
• South Texas Botanical Garden & Nature Center · sanctuary · Nueces · ~24 km · Must-see
• Christs Church of Corpus Christi · beach · Nueces · ~27 km · Must-see
• Art Museum of South Texas · museum · Nueces · ~30 km · Must-see
• Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History · museum · Nueces · ~30 km · Must-see
• Texas State Aquarium · sanctuary · Nueces · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lydia Ann Lighthouse · fort · Aransas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Goose Island State Park · park · Aransas · ~71 km · Must-see
• New Port Pass · beach · Nueces · ~5 km
• Coastal Hide, Tallow and Packing Industries · fort · Nueces · ~6 km
• J P Luby · beach · Nueces · ~6 km
• Duncan Cemetery · fort · Nueces · ~10 km
• Island Presbyterian Church · church · Nueces · ~10 km
• Redhead Pond Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Nueces · ~10 km
• Castle Park · park · Nueces · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Crane Islands

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Crane Islands

• Padre Island · river spot · Kenedy · ~116 km · Must-see
• Ward Island · river spot · Nueces · ~15 km
• Pelican Island · river spot · Nueces · ~22 km
• Dagger Island · river spot · San Patricio · ~24 km
• San José Island · river spot · Aransas · ~54 km
• North Padre Island · river spot · Kleberg · ~58 km
• Cedar Bayou · river spot · Calhoun · ~74 km
• Matagorda Island · river spot · Calhoun · ~105 km
• Little Bird Island · river spot · Calhoun · ~107 km
• Dewberry Island · river spot · Calhoun · ~132 km

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