Monkey Island

Monkey Island: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 Monkey Island

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Monkey Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 28.51802, -82.57818. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Monkey Island

• Weeki Wachee Spring · church · Hernando · ~1 km · Must-see
• Bayport Park · park · Hernando · ~9 km · Must-see
• Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Hernando · ~12 km · Must-see
• Aripeka Sandhills Preserve · sanctuary · Pasco · ~17 km · Must-see
• Fickett Hammock Preserve · sanctuary · Hernando · ~19 km · Must-see
• Crews Lake Wilderness Park · lake · Pasco · ~20 km · Must-see
• Chinsegut Wildlife and Environmental Area · sanctuary · Hernando · ~29 km · Must-see
• Conner Preserve · sanctuary · Pasco · ~33 km · Must-see
• Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park · sanctuary · Pasco · ~33 km · Must-see
• Gardens Park · park · Pasco · ~37 km · Must-see
• Moody Lake · lake · Pasco · ~37 km · Must-see
• Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park · park · Citrus · ~39 km · Must-see
• West Pasco Historical Society · museum · Pasco · ~41 km · Must-see
• Sims Park · park · Pasco · ~41 km · Must-see
• Cypress Lake Preserve · lake · Hernando · ~46 km · Must-see
• Withlacoochee State Forest · sanctuary · Citrus · ~46 km · Must-see
• Fort Cooper State Park · fort · Citrus · ~52 km · Must-see
• Old Courthouse Heritage Museum · museum · Citrus · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Monkey Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Monkey Island

• Caladesi Island · river spot · Pinellas · ~74 km · Must-see
• Snead Island · river spot · Manatee · ~137 km · Must-see
• Horse Island · river spot · Pasco · ~22 km
• Devils Rock Yard · river spot · Pasco · ~23 km
• Cow Key · river spot · Pasco · ~37 km
• Durney Key · river spot · Pasco · ~39 km
• Green Key · river spot · Pasco · ~43 km
• Hicks Island · river spot · Citrus · ~52 km
• North Keys · river spot · Pasco · ~54 km
• Big Island · river spot · Citrus · ~54 km

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