Schmidt Island

Schmidt 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 Schmidt 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 Schmidt Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.01763, -91.15223. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Schmidt Island

• Pikes Peak State Park · sanctuary · Clayton · ~2 km · Must-see
• Fort Crawford · museum · Clayton · ~4 km · Must-see
• Effigy Mounds National Monument · sanctuary · Clayton · ~5 km · Must-see
• Wyalusing State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~7 km · Must-see
• Limery Ridge Savanna State Natural Area · sanctuary · Clayton · ~9 km · Must-see
• Spook Cave · cave · Clayton · ~16 km · Must-see
• Bussey Lake · lake · Clayton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~30 km · Must-see
• Bridge Street · fort · Clayton · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Winneshiek · lake · Allamakee · ~39 km · Must-see
• Nelson Dewey State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~41 km · Must-see
• Turkey River Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mount Hosmer · viewpoint · Allamakee · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lansing Big Lake · lake · Allamakee · ~54 km · Must-see
• Bixby State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~54 km · Must-see
• Blackhawk Point Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~64 km · Must-see
• Volga River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Fayette · ~66 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Fayette · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Schmidt Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Schmidt Island

• French Island · river spot · La Crosse · ~118 km · Must-see
• Island 181 · river spot · Grant · ~15 km
• French Island · river spot · Grant · ~21 km
• Island 186 · river spot · Grant · ~23 km
• Willow Island · river spot · Clayton · ~31 km
• Jack Oak Island · river spot · Grant · ~48 km
• Island 201 · river spot · Grant · ~55 km
• Hurricane Island · river spot · Grant · ~58 km
• Rosebrook Island · river spot · Grant · ~62 km
• Coumbe Island · river spot · Grant · ~63 km

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