Rough Island

Rough Island: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Rough Island

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

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Rough Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.55439, -82.32318. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rough Island

• Gannet Lake · lake · Ware · ~18 km · Must-see
• Grand Prairie · sanctuary · Ware · ~20 km · Must-see
• Osceola Natural Area · sanctuary · Baker · ~26 km · Must-see
• Big Gum Swamp Wilderness · sanctuary · Baker · ~32 km · Must-see
• Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Charlton · ~35 km · Must-see
• Okefenokee Wilderness · sanctuary · Charlton · ~35 km · Must-see
• Stephen C. Foster State Park · park · Charlton · ~38 km · Must-see
• Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park · park · Baker · ~48 km · Must-see
• Big Shoals State Park · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~54 km · Must-see
• Cary State Forest · sanctuary · Duval · ~58 km · Must-see
• Osceola National Forest · sanctuary · Columbia · ~59 km · Must-see
• WELX-AM (Callahan) · church · Nassau · ~62 km · Must-see
• Columbia County Historical Museum · museum · Columbia · ~63 km · Must-see
• Alligator Lake Dam · lake · Columbia · ~67 km · Must-see
• Machaba Balu Preserve · sanctuary · Duval · ~68 km · Must-see
• Crews Island · river spot · Baker · ~2 km
• Mims Island · river spot · Ware · ~4 km
• Rattlesnake Island · river spot · Baker · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Rough Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Rough Island

• Black Hammock Island · river spot · Duval · ~102 km · Must-see
• Crews Island · river spot · Baker · ~2 km
• Mims Island · river spot · Ware · ~4 km
• Rattlesnake Island · river spot · Baker · ~8 km
• Lice Island · river spot · Baker · ~12 km
• Huckleberry Island · river spot · Baker · ~12 km
• Dog Island · river spot · Baker · ~13 km
• Yonn Island · river spot · Baker · ~13 km
• Long Island · river spot · Baker · ~13 km
• Devils Cup and Saucer Island · river spot · Baker · ~14 km

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