Murphy Islands

Murphy Islands: 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 Murphy Islands

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 Murphy Islands — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.88995, -75.16609. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Murphy Islands

• Coles Creek State Park · sanctuary · Saint Lawrence · ~4 km · Must-see
• Upper Canada Village · park · Vermont · ~13 km · Must-see
• Iroquois Dam · lake · Saint Lawrence · ~16 km · Must-see
• Croil Island State Park · sanctuary · Saint Lawrence · ~22 km · Must-see
• Massena Beach · church · Vermont · ~24 km · Must-see
• Galop Island State Park · sanctuary · Saint Lawrence · ~28 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Chapel · church · Vermont · ~32 km · Must-see
• Norwood Reservoir · lake · Vermont · ~37 km · Must-see
• Robert Moses State Park (Thousand Islands) · sanctuary · Saint Lawrence · ~37 km · Must-see
• Battle of the Windmill National Historic Site · attraction · Vermont · ~39 km · Must-see
• Moses-Saunders Dam · lake · Saint Lawrence · ~40 km · Must-see
• Frederic Remington Art Museum · museum · Vermont · ~42 km · Must-see
• Ogdensburg Harbor Light · attraction · Vermont · ~43 km · Must-see
• Ogdensburg Harbor Light · beach · Saint Lawrence · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fort de La Présentation · fort · Vermont · ~43 km · Must-see
• Eel Weir State Park · park · Saint Lawrence · ~47 km · Must-see
• Saint Lawrence State Park · park · Saint Lawrence · ~54 km · Must-see
• Higley Falls Reservoir · waterfall · Vermont · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Murphy Islands

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Murphy Islands

• Cummings Island · river spot · Eastern Ontario · ~90 km · Must-see
• Porter Island · river spot · Eastern Ontario · ~91 km · Must-see
• Lemieux Island · river spot · Eastern Ontario · ~92 km · Must-see
• Green Island · river spot · Eastern Ontario · ~92 km · Must-see
• Little Grenadier Island · river spot · Eastern Ontario · ~102 km · Must-see
• Grindstone Island · river spot · Jefferson · ~127 km · Must-see
• Howe Island · river spot · Eastern Ontario · ~139 km · Must-see
• Club nautique de l'Île Perrot · river spot · Montérégie · ~141 km · Must-see
• Île Dowker · river spot · Montérégie · ~144 km · Must-see
• Isle of Man · river spot · Eastern Ontario · ~147 km · Must-see

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