Low Island

Low 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 Low 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 Low Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -16.38406, 145.56013. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Low Island

• Low Isles Light · beach · Douglas Shire · ~0 km · Must-see
• Newell Beach · beach · Douglas Shire · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Alexandra · viewpoint · Douglas Shire · ~23 km · Must-see
• Church of St David · church · Douglas Shire · ~27 km · Must-see
• Batt Reef · beach · Queensland · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mowbray National Park · sanctuary · Douglas Shire · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fan Palm Conservation Reserve · sanctuary · Douglas Shire · ~32 km · Must-see
• Daintree Rainforest · sanctuary · Douglas Shire · ~36 km · Must-see
• Devils Thumb / Manjal Jimalji · viewpoint · Douglas Shire · ~36 km · Must-see
• Hartley's Crocodile Adventures · sanctuary · Douglas Shire · ~39 km · Must-see
• Macalister Range Forest Reserve · sanctuary · Douglas Shire · ~39 km · Must-see
• Thornton Peak · viewpoint · Douglas Shire · ~39 km · Must-see
• Cape Tribulation · beach · Douglas Shire · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mount Lewis National Park · sanctuary · Mareeba Shire · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mount Carbine Tableland · viewpoint · Mareeba Shire · ~45 km · Must-see
• Great Barrier Reef · beach · Queensland · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Pieter Botte · viewpoint · Douglas Shire · ~48 km · Must-see
• Kuranda National Park · sanctuary · Mareeba Shire · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Low Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Low Island

• Double Island · river spot · Cairns Regional · ~50 km · Must-see
• Woody Island · river spot · Douglas Shire · ~1 km
• Snapper Island · river spot · Douglas Shire · ~14 km
• Struck Island · river spot · Douglas Shire · ~33 km
• Haycock Island · river spot · Cairns Regional · ~51 km
• Redden Island · river spot · Cairns Regional · ~70 km
• Green Island · river spot · Cairns Regional · ~76 km
• Fitzroy Island · river spot · Cairns Regional · ~96 km
• Rocky Island · river spot · Cook Shire · ~112 km
• High Island · river spot · Cairns Regional · ~123 km

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