Balls Island

Balls 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 Balls 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 Balls Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.24730, -75.48800. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Balls Island

• Oquaga Creek State Park · park · Broome · ~11 km · Must-see
• Arctic Lake · lake · Wayne · ~11 km · Must-see
• Beales Pond · lake · Wayne · ~13 km · Must-see
• Clarks Pond · lake · Wayne · ~13 km · Must-see
• Kilkenny Hill · viewpoint · Otsego · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Cecil · lake · Wayne · ~22 km · Must-see
• Guilford Lake Dam · lake · Chenango · ~23 km · Must-see
• Buck Horn Lake · lake · Otsego · ~25 km · Must-see
• Nathaniel Cole Park Pond · lake · Broome · ~27 km · Must-see
• Cannonsville Reservoir · lake · Wayne · ~28 km · Must-see
• Teed Pond · lake · Wayne · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cannonsville Reservoir · lake · Delaware · ~29 km · Must-see
• Columbia Lake · lake · Wayne · ~30 km · Must-see
• Crystal Lake · lake · Wayne · ~30 km · Must-see
• East Sidney Lake · lake · Delaware · ~30 km · Must-see
• Squirrel Hill · viewpoint · Chenango · ~31 km · Must-see
• Russell Lake · lake · Wayne · ~32 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Wayne · ~32 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Balls Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Balls Island

• Collier Island · river spot · Broome · ~41 km
• Moore Island · river spot · Broome · ~42 km
• Berkalew Island · river spot · Broome · ~43 km
• Peas Eddy Island · river spot · Delaware · ~51 km
• Hawk Island · river spot · Wayne · ~51 km
• Crocker Island · river spot · Broome · ~53 km
• Frisbie Island · river spot · Delaware · ~59 km
• Hiawatha Island · river spot · Tioga · ~78 km
• Susquehanna River Island · river spot · Tioga · ~84 km
• Big Island · river spot · Sullivan · ~84 km

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