Florence Island

Florence 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 Florence 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 Florence Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.56321, -85.34914. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Florence Island

• Fife Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~1 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Kalkaska · ~5 km · Must-see
• Rennie Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~19 km · Must-see
• Spider Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~21 km · Must-see
• Arbutus Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~22 km · Must-see
• Boardman/Ottaway River Trail · trek · Grand Traverse · ~24 km · Must-see
• Keith J. Charters Traverse City State Park · park · Grand Traverse · ~33 km · Must-see
• Skegemog Point Site · fort · Grand Traverse · ~34 km · Must-see
• Boardman Valley Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Grand Traverse · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Missaukee · lake · Missaukee · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Skegemog · lake · Kalkaska · ~35 km · Must-see
• Dennos Museum Center · museum · Grand Traverse · ~37 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~38 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Five · lake · Kalkaska · ~40 km · Must-see
• Duck Lake / Lake Wahbekaness · lake · Grand Traverse · ~40 km · Must-see
• Elk Lake · lake · Antrim · ~42 km · Must-see
• Interlochen State Park · park · Grand Traverse · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Florence Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Florence Island

• North Manitou Island · river spot · Leelanau · ~100 km · Must-see
• Fisherman Island · river spot · Charlevoix · ~101 km · Must-see
• Helen Island · river spot · Grand Traverse · ~0 km
• Long Island · river spot · Grand Traverse · ~40 km
• Fox Island · river spot · Grand Traverse · ~45 km
• Power Island · river spot · Grand Traverse · ~48 km
• Brush Island · river spot · Grand Traverse · ~48 km
• Bassett Island · river spot · Grand Traverse · ~48 km
• Flynn Island · river spot · Roscommon · ~63 km
• Government Island · river spot · Manistee · ~68 km

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