Betsys Island

Betsys 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 Betsys 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 Betsys Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.49655, -91.93453. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Betsys Island

• Sugar Loaf Mountain · viewpoint · Cleburne · ~6 km · Must-see
• Greers Ferry Dam · lake · Cleburne · ~8 km · Must-see
• Greers Ferry Lake · lake · Cleburne · ~31 km · Must-see
• Smyrna Methodist Church · church · White · ~35 km · Must-see
• 155 mm gun M1 · attraction · White · ~41 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · fort · White · ~41 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Presbyterian Church · fort · White · ~41 km · Must-see
• First Methodist Church · church · White · ~41 km · Must-see
• Woolly Hollow State Park · park · Faulkner · ~49 km · Must-see
• Saint Pauls Episcopal Church · church · Independence · ~50 km · Must-see
• Blanchard Springs Caverns · sanctuary · Stone · ~71 km · Must-see
• Jacksonport State Park · park · Jackson · ~73 km · Must-see
• Crow Lake · lake · Tunica · ~74 km · Must-see
• Betty Brown Lake Dam · lake · Cleburne · ~3 km
• Bald Hill · viewpoint · Cleburne · ~4 km
• Beech Island · river spot · Cleburne · ~4 km
• Grisso Lake Dam · lake · Cleburne · ~6 km
• Libby Bluff · viewpoint · Cleburne · ~6 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Betsys Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Betsys Island

• Beech Island · river spot · Cleburne · ~4 km
• Goat Island · river spot · Cleburne · ~17 km
• Poker Hill · river spot · Cleburne · ~32 km
• Black Island · river spot · Independence · ~72 km
• Scout Island · river spot · Cleburne · ~17 km
• Eden Isle · river spot · Cleburne · ~19 km
• Taylor Island · river spot · Cleburne · ~22 km
• Little Goat Island · river spot · Cleburne · ~25 km
• Foushee Island · river spot · Independence · ~38 km
• York Island · river spot · Stone · ~38 km

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