Big Island

Big 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 Big 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 Big Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.05362, -86.17693. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Island

• Lake Manitou · lake · Fulton · ~1 km · Must-see
• Nyona Lake · lake · Fulton · ~12 km · Must-see
• Potawatomi Wildlife Park · sanctuary · Marshall · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Maxinkuckee · lake · Marshall · ~31 km · Must-see
• Roann Covered Bridge · attraction · Wabash · ~33 km · Must-see
• Chief Menominee Statue · fort · Marshall · ~39 km · Must-see
• M3 Light Tank · attraction · Kosciusko · ~42 km · Must-see
• Statue of Liberty · attraction · Marshall · ~43 km · Must-see
• Tippecanoe River State Park · sanctuary · Pulaski · ~44 km · Must-see
• Winamac Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Pulaski · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Woods · lake · Marshall · ~52 km · Must-see
• Shoe Lake · lake · Kosciusko · ~57 km · Must-see
• Tippecanoe Lake · lake · Kosciusko · ~58 km · Must-see
• Hanging Rock and Wabash Reef National Natural Landmark · sanctuary · Wabash · ~59 km · Must-see
• Big Barbee Lake · lake · Kosciusko · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Waubee · lake · Kosciusko · ~59 km · Must-see
• Salamonie River State Forest · sanctuary · Wabash · ~61 km · Must-see
• Dewart Lake · lake · Kosciusko · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Big Island

• Coney Island · river spot · Fulton · ~2 km
• Biddle Island · river spot · Cass · ~47 km
• Kale Island · river spot · Kosciusko · ~69 km
• Holmes Island · river spot · LaPorte · ~100 km
• Batchelors Island · river spot · Berrien · ~113 km
• Debs Island · river spot · Berrien · ~113 km
• Diamond Island · river spot · Cass · ~120 km
• Pardee Island · river spot · Berrien · ~125 km
• Block Island · river spot · DeKalb · ~126 km
• Kankakee River · river spot · Lake · ~128 km

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