Fantasy Island

Fantasy 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 Fantasy 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 Fantasy Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 27.86844, -82.42535. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fantasy Island

• Ballast Point Park · park · Hillsborough · ~7 km · Must-see
• Tampa Bay History Center · museum · Hillsborough · ~11 km · Must-see
• Fred Ball Park · park · Hillsborough · ~11 km · Must-see
• Florida Aquarium · sanctuary · Hillsborough · ~11 km · Must-see
• Henry B. Plant Museum · museum · Hillsborough · ~12 km · Must-see
• Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park · park · Hillsborough · ~12 km · Must-see
• Glazer Children's Museum · museum · Hillsborough · ~12 km · Must-see
• Tampa Museum of Art · church · Hillsborough · ~12 km · Must-see
• Tampa Riverwalk · trek · Hillsborough · ~12 km · Must-see
• Robles Park · park · Hillsborough · ~15 km · Must-see
• ZooTampa at Lowry Park · sanctuary · Hillsborough · ~21 km · Must-see
• Sulphur Spring · museum · Hillsborough · ~21 km · Must-see
• Weedon Island Preserve · sanctuary · Pinellas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Busch Gardens Tampa · park · Hillsborough · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lithia Springs Park · park · Hillsborough · ~25 km · Must-see
• Museum of Science & Industry · museum · Hillsborough · ~26 km · Must-see
• University Of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum;Contemporary Art Museum · museum · Hillsborough · ~27 km · Must-see
• Vinoy Park · park · Pinellas · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fantasy Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Fantasy Island

• Snead Island · river spot · Manatee · ~53 km · Must-see
• Caladesi Island · river spot · Pinellas · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bird Key · river spot · Sarasota · ~78 km · Must-see
• Saint Armands Key · river spot · Sarasota · ~79 km · Must-see
• Casey Key · river spot · Sarasota · ~100 km · Must-see
• Don Pedro Island · river spot · Charlotte · ~140 km · Must-see
• Little Gasparilla Island · river spot · Charlotte · ~145 km · Must-see
• Bird Island · river spot · Hillsborough · ~4 km
• Weedon Island · river spot · Pinellas · ~22 km
• Chicken Island · river spot · Hillsborough · ~22 km

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