Mouse Island

Mouse 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 Mouse 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 Mouse Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.59113, -82.83301. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mouse Island

• Catawba Island State Park · park · Ottawa · ~3 km · Must-see
• South Bass Island Light · beach · Ottawa · ~5 km · Must-see
• East Harbor State Park · park · Ottawa · ~6 km · Must-see
• Crystal Cave · cave · Ottawa · ~8 km · Must-see
• Green Island Light · attraction · Ottawa · ~8 km · Must-see
• Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial · sanctuary · Ottawa · ~9 km · Must-see
• Gibraltar Island · river spot · Ottawa · ~9 km · Must-see
• African Safari Wildlife Park · sanctuary · Ottawa · ~10 km · Must-see
• Liberty Aviation Museum · museum · Ottawa · ~12 km · Must-see
• Kelleys Island · river spot · Erie · ~13 km · Must-see
• Middle Bass Island · river spot · Ottawa · ~13 km · Must-see
• Glacial Grooves Geological Preserve · sanctuary · Erie · ~14 km · Must-see
• Kelleys Island State Park · sanctuary · Erie · ~14 km · Must-see
• Marblehead Lighthouse · fort · Ottawa · ~15 km · Must-see
• Port Clinton Lakefront Preserve · sanctuary · Ottawa · ~15 km · Must-see
• Sandusky Bay · lake · Ottawa · ~16 km · Must-see
• Johnson's Island · river spot · Ottawa · ~17 km · Must-see
• Pointe Falls · waterfall · Erie · ~20 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mouse Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Mouse Island

• Gibraltar Island · river spot · Ottawa · ~9 km · Must-see
• Kelleys Island · river spot · Erie · ~13 km · Must-see
• Middle Bass Island · river spot · Ottawa · ~13 km · Must-see
• Johnson's Island · river spot · Ottawa · ~17 km · Must-see
• Pelee Island · river spot · Southwestern Ontario · ~32 km · Must-see
• Grosse Ile Yacht Club · river spot · Wayne · ~77 km · Must-see
• Catawba Island · river spot · Ottawa · ~4 km
• Starve Island · river spot · Ottawa · ~5 km
• South Bass Island · river spot · Ottawa · ~8 km
• Green Island · river spot · Ottawa · ~8 km

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