Monkey Island

Monkey 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 Monkey 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 Monkey Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.63710, -93.23385. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Monkey Island

• Hollywood Wax Museum · museum · Taney · ~5 km · Must-see
• Chula Vista · viewpoint · Taney · ~9 km · Must-see
• Baird Mountain · viewpoint · Carroll · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lake Taneycomo · lake · Taney · ~11 km · Must-see
• Table Rock Lake · lake · Carroll · ~12 km · Must-see
• Silver Dollar City · park · Stone · ~13 km · Must-see
• Gravelly Hollow · viewpoint · Christian · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lime Kiln Mountain · viewpoint · Taney · ~28 km · Must-see
• John Hollow · viewpoint · Stone · ~31 km · Must-see
• Ozark Medieval Fortress · fort · Boone · ~34 km · Must-see
• Hercules Glades Wilderness · sanctuary · Taney · ~35 km · Must-see
• Waterfall Hollow · waterfall · Stone · ~37 km · Must-see
• Roller Hollow · viewpoint · Taney · ~37 km · Must-see
• Sugar Camp Hollow · viewpoint · Stone · ~41 km · Must-see
• Piney Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Barry · ~43 km · Must-see
• Water Hollow · viewpoint · Barry · ~44 km · Must-see
• Bland Hollow · viewpoint · Stone · ~49 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Stone · ~50 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Monkey Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Monkey Island

• Lost Hill · river spot · Barry · ~43 km
• Ozark Isle · river spot · Marion · ~71 km
• Treasure Island · river spot · Benton · ~85 km
• Bayless Island · river spot · Baxter · ~93 km
• Crane Island · river spot · Ozark · ~105 km
• Cane Island · river spot · Searcy · ~110 km
• Wedding Island · river spot · Jasper · ~140 km
• Herd Island · river spot · Stone · ~141 km
• Creswell Island · river spot · Izard · ~144 km

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