Lower Island

Lower 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 river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

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

Coordinates: 31.47249, -94.74901. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lower Island

• Ellen Trout Zoo · sanctuary · Angelina · ~14 km · Must-see
• The Stone Fort Museum · museum · Nacogdoches · ~24 km · Must-see
• SFA Mast Arboretum · park · Nacogdoches · ~24 km · Must-see
• Big Slough Wilderness · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~42 km · Must-see
• Angelina National Forest · sanctuary · Angelina · ~47 km · Must-see
• Davy Crockett National Forest · sanctuary · Houston · ~49 km · Must-see
• Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~49 km · Must-see
• Caddo Mounds State Historic Site · park · Cherokee · ~51 km · Must-see
• Sam Rayburn Reservoir · lake · San Augustine · ~65 km · Must-see
• Upland Island Wilderness · sanctuary · Angelina · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lake Alazan Dam · lake · Nacogdoches · ~4 km
• Don Joaquin / Procella Crossing · fort · Angelina · ~4 km
• Kurth Dam · lake · Angelina · ~7 km
• Fern Club Lake Dam · lake · Nacogdoches · ~8 km
• Central Consolidated School · fort · Angelina · ~10 km
• Clear Lake · lake · Angelina · ~10 km
• Ellen Trout Memorial Lake Dam · lake · Angelina · ~14 km
• City Lake · lake · Angelina · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lower Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Lower Island

• The Island · river spot · Angelina · ~50 km
• Big Island · river spot · Angelina · ~33 km
• Old River Island · river spot · Trinity · ~36 km
• The Whirl · river spot · Houston · ~43 km
• One Tree Island · river spot · Jasper · ~97 km
• Goat Island · river spot · Trinity · ~99 km
• Little Pine Island · river spot · Jasper · ~100 km
• Big Pine Island · river spot · Jasper · ~101 km
• Kickapoo Rapids · river spot · Leon · ~111 km
• Pine Island · river spot · Shelby · ~113 km

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