Bottle Island

Bottle 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 Bottle 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 Bottle Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.86633, -89.26591. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bottle Island

• Rock of Ages Lighthouse · fort · Michigan · ~5 km · Must-see
• PS Cumberland · beach · Michigan · ~6 km · Must-see
• Mount Desor · viewpoint · Keweenaw · ~27 km · Must-see
• Little Trout Bay · beach · Northwestern Ontario · ~33 km · Must-see
• Pigeon River Provincial Park · sanctuary · Wisconsin · ~35 km · Must-see
• Grand Portage State Park · sanctuary · Wisconsin · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount Josephine · viewpoint · Cook · ~40 km · Must-see
• Isle Royale · fort · Keweenaw · ~45 km · Must-see
• Siskiwit Falls · waterfall · Keweenaw · ~47 km · Must-see
• Isle Royale Light · fort · Michigan · ~48 km · Must-see
• Grand Portage National Monument · sanctuary · Cook · ~48 km · Must-see
• Greenstone Ridge Trail · trek · Keweenaw · ~49 km · Must-see
• Wreck of the SS Glenlyon · fort · Michigan · ~50 km · Must-see
• Isle Royale National Park · sanctuary · Keweenaw · ~51 km · Must-see
• Loch Lomond · lake · Northwestern Ontario · ~55 km · Must-see
• Sawdust Lake · lake · Northwestern Ontario · ~60 km · Must-see
• Farquhar Peak · viewpoint · Cook · ~61 km · Must-see
• Chippewa Park · park · Northwestern Ontario · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bottle Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Bottle Island

• Porphyry Island · river spot · Northwestern Ontario · ~89 km · Must-see
• Caribou Island · river spot · Northwestern Ontario · ~100 km · Must-see
• Lambert Island · river spot · Northwestern Ontario · ~100 km · Must-see
• North Rock · river spot · Keweenaw · ~1 km
• Washington Island · river spot · Keweenaw · ~2 km
• Barnum Island · river spot · Keweenaw · ~3 km
• Johns Island · river spot · Keweenaw · ~4 km
• Booth Island · river spot · Keweenaw · ~4 km
• Grace Island · river spot · Keweenaw · ~5 km
• Beaver Island · river spot · Keweenaw · ~11 km

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