Rum Island

Rum 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 Rum 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 Rum Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.83361, -82.67780. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rum Island

• Ginnie Spring · park · Gilchrist · ~3 km · Must-see
• River Rise Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Columbia · ~11 km · Must-see
• O'Leno State Park · park · Columbia · ~17 km · Must-see
• Fort White Wildlife and Environmental Area · fort · Gilchrist · ~17 km · Must-see
• San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Alachua · ~31 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Teaching Zoo · sanctuary · Alachua · ~36 km · Must-see
• WGGG-AM (Gainesville) · attraction · Alachua · ~38 km · Must-see
• Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park · park · Alachua · ~38 km · Must-see
• Dove World Outreach Center · church · Alachua · ~40 km · Must-see
• Kanapaha Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Alachua · ~45 km · Must-see
• Alligator Lake Dam · lake · Columbia · ~45 km · Must-see
• 34th Street Wall · attraction · Alachua · ~45 km · Must-see
• Glen Springs · attraction · Alachua · ~46 km · Must-see
• Harn Museum of Art · museum · Alachua · ~46 km · Must-see
• Florida Museum of Natural History · museum · Alachua · ~46 km · Must-see
• Baughman Center · church · Alachua · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice · lake · Alachua · ~46 km · Must-see
• Albert & Alberta · attraction · Alachua · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rum Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Rum Island

• Dry Prairie Hammock · river spot · Gilchrist · ~18 km
• Cedar Hammock · river spot · Union · ~39 km
• Old Town Hammock · river spot · Dixie · ~49 km
• Deserters Hammock · river spot · Lafayette · ~54 km
• Buck Island · river spot · Lafayette · ~62 km
• Brushy Hammock · river spot · Lafayette · ~62 km
• Knife Hammock · river spot · Lafayette · ~66 km
• Davis Island · river spot · Dixie · ~70 km
• Little Turkey Island · river spot · Levy · ~77 km
• Cross Island · river spot · Baker · ~81 km

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