Turtle Island

Turtle 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 Turtle 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 Turtle Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -12.63170, 130.45809. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Turtle Island

• Charles Point · beach · Northern Territory · ~41 km · Must-see
• Emery Point · beach · Northern Territory · ~54 km · Must-see
• Doctors Gully · park · City of Darwin · ~56 km · Must-see
• Burnett House · fort · City of Darwin · ~56 km · Must-see
• Bicentennial Park · park · City of Darwin · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lameroo Beach · beach · City of Darwin · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mindil Beach · beach · City of Darwin · ~57 km · Must-see
• St Mary's Cathedral · church · City of Darwin · ~57 km · Must-see
• Damoe-Ra Park · park · City of Darwin · ~57 km · Must-see
• George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · City of Darwin · ~58 km · Must-see
• Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory · museum · City of Darwin · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Alexander · lake · City of Darwin · ~59 km · Must-see
• Charles Darwin National Park · sanctuary · Northern Territory · ~62 km · Must-see
• Beagle Gulf · beach · Northern Territory · ~69 km · Must-see
• Crocodylus Park · sanctuary · Litchfield Municipality · ~71 km · Must-see
• Holmes Jungle Nature Park · sanctuary · City of Darwin · ~72 km · Must-see
• Territory Wildlife Park · park · Litchfield Municipality · ~73 km · Must-see
• Quail Island · river spot · Northern Territory · ~16 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Turtle Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Turtle Island

• Quail Island · river spot · Northern Territory · ~16 km
• Channel Island · river spot · Litchfield Municipality · ~57 km
• Peron Island North · river spot · Northern Territory · ~93 km
• Peron Island South · river spot · Northern Territory · ~94 km
• Vernon Islands · river spot · Northern Territory · ~109 km
• East Vernon Island · river spot · Northern Territory · ~117 km
• Buchanan Island · river spot · Tiwi Islands Region · ~117 km
• Bathurst Island · river spot · Tiwi Islands Region · ~148 km
• Indian Island · river spot · Northern Territory · ~7 km
• Beer Eetar Island · river spot · Northern Territory · ~9 km

All rivers, islands & mangroves in Northern Territory

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