Ridge Island

Ridge 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 Ridge 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 Ridge Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.71418, -85.89822. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ridge Island

• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~13 km · Must-see
• Wind Creek State Park · sanctuary · Tallapoosa · ~21 km · Must-see
• Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site · sanctuary · Macon · ~44 km · Must-see
• County Line Baptist Church · church · Chambers · ~46 km · Must-see
• Butler Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church · church · Macon · ~47 km · Must-see
• Tuskegee National Forest · sanctuary · Macon · ~48 km · Must-see
• Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve · sanctuary · Lee · ~49 km · Must-see
• Auburn Softball Complex · park · Lee · ~50 km · Must-see
• Fort Toulouse III Replica · fort · Elmore · ~50 km · Must-see
• WEGL-FM (Auburn) · attraction · Lee · ~51 km · Must-see
• Fort Jackson · fort · Elmore · ~51 km · Must-see
• Taskigi Mound · viewpoint · Elmore · ~51 km · Must-see
• Felton Little Park · sanctuary · Lee · ~51 km · Must-see
• Julie Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art · museum · Lee · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Jordan Waterfall · waterfall · Elmore · ~52 km · Must-see
• Chewacla State Park · park · Lee · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fort Hull Church · church · Macon · ~55 km · Must-see
• Montgomery Zoo · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ridge Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Ridge Island

• Buzzard Island · river spot · Montgomery · ~67 km
• Little Rock Island · river spot · Chilton · ~76 km
• Big Rock Island · river spot · Chilton · ~76 km
• Foshee Islands · river spot · Coosa · ~76 km
• Gilchrist Island · river spot · Coosa · ~78 km
• Ware Island · river spot · Coosa · ~79 km
• Johnson Island · river spot · Chambers · ~91 km
• Harmons Island · river spot · St. Clair · ~120 km
• Little Island · river spot · Shelby · ~136 km
• Goat Island · river spot · Shelby · ~136 km

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