Shingle Island

Shingle 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 island: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Shingle 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 Shingle Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -42.58302, 145.74465. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shingle Island

• Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park · sanctuary · West Coast · ~28 km · Must-see
• Gordon Dam · lake · Derwent Valley · ~31 km · Must-see
• Frenchmans Cap · viewpoint · West Coast · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Gordon · lake · Derwent Valley · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Sorell · viewpoint · West Coast · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mount Darwin · viewpoint · West Coast · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mount Strahan · viewpoint · West Coast · ~53 km · Must-see
• Redtop Peak · viewpoint · Derwent Valley · ~58 km · Must-see
• The Cupola · viewpoint · Derwent Valley · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mount Jukes · viewpoint · West Coast · ~59 km · Must-see
• The Lion · viewpoint · Derwent Valley · ~60 km · Must-see
• The Citadel · viewpoint · Derwent Valley · ~61 km · Must-see
• Murphys Bluff · viewpoint · Derwent Valley · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Pedder · lake · Derwent Valley · ~62 km · Must-see
• Mount Huxley · viewpoint · West Coast · ~63 km · Must-see
• Cleft Peak · viewpoint · Derwent Valley · ~64 km · Must-see
• King William I. · viewpoint · Central Highlands · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Burbury · lake · West Coast · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Shingle Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Shingle Island

• Montgomery Rocks · river spot · West Coast · ~46 km
• Leelinger Island · river spot · Tasmania · ~47 km
• Hibbs Pyramid · river spot · West Coast · ~48 km
• Boyd Island · river spot · Derwent Valley · ~58 km
• Bonnet Island · river spot · West Coast · ~73 km
• Barrier Islands · river spot · Derwent Valley · ~75 km
• Entrance Island · river spot · West Coast · ~75 km
• Hobbs Island · river spot · West Coast · ~89 km
• Tasmania · river spot · Central Highlands · ~98 km
• West Pyramid · river spot · West Coast · ~99 km

All rivers, islands & mangroves in Tasmania

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