Bow Island

Bow 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Bow Island

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Bow Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.03726, -83.82806. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bow Island

• Pipe Island Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~8 km · Must-see
• Fort Drummond Marine & Resort · fort · Chippewa · ~8 km · Must-see
• De Tour Passage Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~9 km · Must-see
• Saint Joseph's Island Bird Sanctuary · sanctuary · Michigan · ~11 km · Must-see
• DeTour Reef Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lime Island State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Chippewa · ~17 km · Must-see
• Round Island (St. Mary's River) Lighthouse · beach · Chippewa · ~21 km · Must-see
• Martin Reef Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~35 km · Must-see
• Munuscong Lake Nature Sanctuary · lake · Chippewa · ~39 km · Must-see
• Copper Island · river spot · Northeastern Ontario · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake George · lake · Chippewa · ~64 km · Must-see
• Poe Reef Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~70 km · Must-see
• Bois Blanc Island · river spot · Mackinac · ~73 km · Must-see
• Homberg Point · beach · Michigan · ~2 km
• Arrow Island · river spot · Chippewa · ~2 km
• Dix Point · beach · Chippewa · ~2 km
• Big Trout Island · river spot · Chippewa · ~4 km
• Saltonstall Island · river spot · Chippewa · ~4 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bow Island

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Bow Island

• De Tour Passage Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~9 km · Must-see
• Saint Joseph's Island Bird Sanctuary · sanctuary · Michigan · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lime Island State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Chippewa · ~17 km · Must-see
• Skull Cave · sanctuary · Mackinac · ~80 km · Must-see
• Mackinac Island State Park · sanctuary · Mackinac · ~81 km · Must-see
• Round Island Lighthouse · sanctuary · Michigan · ~81 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Bay Wilderness · sanctuary · Mackinac · ~87 km · Must-see
• Brimley State Park · sanctuary · Chippewa · ~88 km · Must-see
• Straits State Park · sanctuary · Mackinac · ~90 km · Must-see
• Dousman's Mill State Historic Site · sanctuary · Cheboygan · ~91 km · Must-see

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