Traverse Island

Traverse 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 Traverse 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 Traverse Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.07245, -88.27193. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Traverse Island

• Torch Bay · beach · Houghton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Torch Lake · lake · Houghton · ~20 km · Must-see
• Saint Ignatius Loyala Church · church · Houghton · ~29 km · Must-see
• Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw · museum · Houghton · ~29 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Houghton · ~29 km · Must-see
• Big Annie Statue · attraction · Houghton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Upper Peninsula Firefighters Museum · museum · Houghton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Italian Hall Memorial Park · park · Houghton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Thayer Lake · lake · Keweenaw · ~30 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Florence · ~34 km · Must-see
• Keweenaw Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Keweenaw · ~35 km · Must-see
• McLain State Park · sanctuary · Houghton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Black Creek Nature Sanctuary · sanctuary · Keweenaw · ~40 km · Must-see
• North Canal Township Park · park · Houghton · ~40 km · Must-see
• Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light · fort · Michigan · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Gratiot · lake · Keweenaw · ~42 km · Must-see
• Robert T. Brown Plant Preserve · sanctuary · Houghton · ~43 km · Must-see
• Church of the Assumption · church · Keweenaw · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Traverse Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Traverse Island

• Granite Island Lighthouse · river spot · Florence · ~95 km · Must-see
• Copper Island · river spot · Keweenaw · ~23 km
• Harrington Island · river spot · Houghton · ~36 km
• Manitou Island · river spot · Keweenaw · ~78 km
• Ramsay Island · river spot · Marquette · ~79 km
• Granite Island · river spot · Marquette · ~95 km
• Redfin Island · river spot · Keweenaw · ~129 km
• Menagerie Island · river spot · Keweenaw · ~130 km
• Outer Island · river spot · Keweenaw · ~135 km
• Ross Island · river spot · Keweenaw · ~135 km

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