Garbutt Island

Garbutt 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 Garbutt 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 Garbutt Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.69758, -91.50804. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Garbutt Island

• Cedar Lake Dam · lake · Barron · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lac Courte Oreilles · lake · Sawyer · ~30 km · Must-see
• Windigo Lake · lake · Sawyer · ~33 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake · lake · Barron · ~34 km · Must-see
• Blueberry Flats · lake · Sawyer · ~38 km · Must-see
• Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum · museum · Washburn · ~41 km · Must-see
• Hayward City Beach · lake · Sawyer · ~43 km · Must-see
• WCSW-AM (Shell Lake) · lake · Washburn · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Chippewa · lake · Sawyer · ~45 km · Must-see
• Little Dummy Lake · lake · Barron · ~50 km · Must-see
• Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway · sanctuary · Washburn · ~50 km · Must-see
• Potato Lake · lake · Rusk · ~52 km · Must-see
• Foo Lake · lake · Sawyer · ~62 km · Must-see
• Gaslyn Lake · lake · Burnett · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lost Land Lake · lake · Sawyer · ~66 km · Must-see
• Chippewa Moraine State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Chippewa · ~68 km · Must-see
• Dorothy Lake State Natural Area · lake · Chippewa · ~69 km · Must-see
• Red Lake · lake · Douglas · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Garbutt Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Garbutt Island

• Scott Island · river spot · Sawyer · ~43 km
• Headflyer Island · river spot · Sawyer · ~49 km
• Big Island · river spot · Sawyer · ~54 km
• Bunyans Hat Island · river spot · Rusk · ~55 km
• Pine Island · river spot · Rusk · ~56 km
• Crownhart Island · river spot · Douglas · ~94 km
• Boars Rapids · river spot · Price · ~103 km
• Priest Lake Rapids · river spot · Price · ~104 km
• Brush Island · river spot · Dunn · ~133 km
• Happy Island · river spot · Dunn · ~133 km

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