Beaver Island

Beaver 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 Beaver 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 Beaver Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.90722, -89.17088. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Beaver Island

• Rock of Ages Lighthouse · fort · Michigan · ~15 km · Must-see
• PS Cumberland · beach · Michigan · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Desor · viewpoint · Keweenaw · ~16 km · Must-see
• Isle Royale · fort · Keweenaw · ~35 km · Must-see
• Little Trout Bay · beach · Northwestern Ontario · ~35 km · Must-see
• Siskiwit Falls · waterfall · Keweenaw · ~36 km · Must-see
• Greenstone Ridge Trail · trek · Keweenaw · ~38 km · Must-see
• Isle Royale Light · fort · Michigan · ~39 km · Must-see
• Wreck of the SS Glenlyon · fort · Michigan · ~40 km · Must-see
• Isle Royale National Park · sanctuary · Keweenaw · ~40 km · Must-see
• Pigeon River Provincial Park · sanctuary · Wisconsin · ~41 km · Must-see
• Grand Portage State Park · sanctuary · Wisconsin · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mount Josephine · viewpoint · Cook · ~47 km · Must-see
• Loch Lomond · lake · Northwestern Ontario · ~51 km · Must-see
• Sawdust Lake · lake · Northwestern Ontario · ~55 km · Must-see
• Grand Portage National Monument · sanctuary · Cook · ~56 km · Must-see
• Chippewa Park · park · Northwestern Ontario · ~59 km · Must-see
• Rock Harbor Light · attraction · Wisconsin · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Beaver Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Beaver Island

• Porphyry Island · river spot · Northwestern Ontario · ~79 km · Must-see
• Caribou Island · river spot · Northwestern Ontario · ~91 km · Must-see
• Lambert Island · river spot · Northwestern Ontario · ~91 km · Must-see
• Grace Island · river spot · Keweenaw · ~6 km
• Booth Island · river spot · Keweenaw · ~6 km
• Barnum Island · river spot · Keweenaw · ~7 km
• Johns Island · river spot · Keweenaw · ~7 km
• Washington Island · river spot · Keweenaw · ~8 km
• Bottle Island · river spot · Keweenaw · ~11 km
• North Rock · river spot · Keweenaw · ~12 km

All rivers, islands & mangroves in Michigan

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