Belle Island

Belle 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 Belle 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 Belle Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.28684, -69.91233. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Belle Island

• Cobbosseecontee Lake · lake · Kennebec · ~3 km · Must-see
• The Ladies Delight Light · beach · Kennebec · ~3 km · Must-see
• Narrows Pond · lake · Kennebec · ~4 km · Must-see
• Annabessacook Lake · lake · Kennebec · ~7 km · Must-see
• Maranacook Lake · lake · Kennebec · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mount Pisgah · viewpoint · Kennebec · ~11 km · Must-see
• Maine State Museum · museum · Kennebec · ~13 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church · church · Kennebec · ~13 km · Must-see
• Capitol Park · park · Kennebec · ~14 km · Must-see
• South Parish Congregational Church UCC · church · Kennebec · ~14 km · Must-see
• Cushnoc Archeological Site · fort · Kennebec · ~15 km · Must-see
• Old Fort Western · museum · Kennebec · ~15 km · Must-see
• Viles Arboretum · sanctuary · Kennebec · ~15 km · Must-see
• Christ Church Episcopal · church · Kennebec · ~16 km · Must-see
• Androscoggin Lake · lake · Kennebec · ~18 km · Must-see
• Echo Lake · lake · Kennebec · ~23 km · Must-see
• Clark Mountain · viewpoint · Androscoggin · ~28 km · Must-see
• Webber Pond Dam · lake · Kennebec · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Belle Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Belle Island

• Bailey Island · river spot · Cumberland · ~77 km · Must-see
• Black Island · river spot · Kennebec · ~1 km
• Hodgdon Island · river spot · Kennebec · ~1 km
• Lower Sister Island · river spot · Kennebec · ~1 km
• Molazigan Island · river spot · Kennebec · ~1 km
• Horseshoe Island · river spot · Kennebec · ~1 km
• Hersey Island · river spot · Kennebec · ~5 km
• Richards Island · river spot · Kennebec · ~5 km
• Peacock Island · river spot · Kennebec · ~6 km
• Long Island · river spot · Kennebec · ~6 km

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