Cedar Island

Cedar 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 Cedar 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 Cedar Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.25303, -85.90351. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cedar Island

• Tippy Dam · lake · Manistee · ~4 km · Must-see
• Tippy Dam State Recreation Area · lake · Manistee · ~4 km · Must-see
• Portage Lake · lake · Manistee · ~35 km · Must-see
• Gun Lake · lake · Mason · ~36 km · Must-see
• Michigan Legacy Art Park · museum · Benzie · ~39 km · Must-see
• Manistee Lake · lake · Manistee · ~39 km · Must-see
• SS City of Milwaukee · attraction · Manistee · ~41 km · Must-see
• United States Coast Guard Cutter Acacia · attraction · Manistee · ~41 km · Must-see
• Orchard Beach State Park · beach · Manistee · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Mitchell · lake · Wexford · ~42 km · Must-see
• North Pierhead Light · attraction · Michigan · ~44 km · Must-see
• William Mitchell State Park · park · Wexford · ~45 km · Must-see
• Arcadia Lake · lake · Manistee · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Cadillac · lake · Wexford · ~47 km · Must-see
• Upper Herring Lake · lake · Benzie · ~51 km · Must-see
• Green Lake / Lake Wahbekanetta · lake · Grand Traverse · ~52 km · Must-see
• Interlochen State Park · park · Grand Traverse · ~54 km · Must-see
• Notipekago · fort · Mason · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cedar Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Cedar Island

• North Manitou Island · river spot · Leelanau · ~119 km · Must-see
• Fitch Island · river spot · Manistee · ~1 km
• Birch Island · river spot · Manistee · ~1 km
• Government Island · river spot · Manistee · ~2 km
• Dam Island · river spot · Manistee · ~3 km
• Long Island · river spot · Grand Traverse · ~64 km
• Fox Island · river spot · Grand Traverse · ~67 km
• Brush Island · river spot · Grand Traverse · ~69 km
• Helen Island · river spot · Grand Traverse · ~70 km
• Florence Island · river spot · Grand Traverse · ~70 km

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