Bean Island

Bean 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 Bean 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 Bean Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.88398, -70.41381. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bean Island

• Union Chapel · church · Cumberland · ~7 km · Must-see
• Panther Pond · lake · Cumberland · ~8 km · Must-see
• Thomas Pond · lake · Cumberland · ~11 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~13 km · Must-see
• Sebago Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~14 km · Must-see
• Great Falls Historic District (Windham, Maine) · waterfall · Cumberland · ~17 km · Must-see
• Knight's Pond Preserve · sanctuary · Cumberland · ~17 km · Must-see
• All Souls Chapel · church · Androscoggin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Brandy Pond · lake · Cumberland · ~21 km · Must-see
• Trickey Pond · lake · Carroll · ~21 km · Must-see
• Pleasant Lake · lake · Oxford · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bradbury Mountain State Park · park · Cumberland · ~24 km · Must-see
• Old Meeting House · church · Cumberland · ~25 km · Must-see
• Old Red Church · church · Cumberland · ~25 km · Must-see
• Royal River Park · park · Cumberland · ~25 km · Must-see
• Douglas Mountain · viewpoint · Carroll · ~28 km · Must-see
• Peabody Pond · lake · Carroll · ~29 km · Must-see
• F.O.J. Smith Tomb · fort · Cumberland · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bean Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Bean Island

• Bailey Island · river spot · Cumberland · ~47 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Island · river spot · Belknap · ~99 km · Must-see
• Bear Island · river spot · Belknap · ~105 km · Must-see
• White Island · river spot · Rockingham · ~129 km · Must-see
• Bass Island · river spot · Cumberland · ~1 km
• Horse Island · river spot · Cumberland · ~2 km
• Lindsay Island · river spot · Cumberland · ~9 km
• Gillman Island · river spot · Cumberland · ~10 km
• Battleship Island · river spot · Cumberland · ~11 km
• Doctor Island · river spot · Cumberland · ~12 km

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