Fire Island

Fire 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 Fire 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 Fire Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 61.14513, -150.22297. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fire Island

• Point Campbell · lake · Anchorage · ~10 km · Must-see
• Kincaid Park · park · Anchorage · ~12 km · Must-see
• Point Woronzof Park · park · Anchorage · ~16 km · Must-see
• Sand Lake · lake · Anchorage · ~17 km · Must-see
• Alaska Aviation Museum · museum · Anchorage · ~17 km · Must-see
• Sri Ganesha Temple of Alaska · temple · Anchorage · ~18 km · Must-see
• Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral · church · Anchorage · ~20 km · Must-see
• Westchester Lagoon Dam · lake · Anchorage · ~22 km · Must-see
• Oscar Anderson House Museum · museum · Anchorage · ~24 km · Must-see
• Delaney Park Strip · sanctuary · Anchorage · ~24 km · Must-see
• Focus on Statehood · attraction · Anchorage · ~24 km · Must-see
• Islamic Community Center of Anchorage · dargah · Anchorage · ~24 km · Must-see
• Ceremonial Start of Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race · attraction · Anchorage · ~25 km · Must-see
• Anchorage Museum · lake · Anchorage · ~25 km · Must-see
• H2Oasis · park · Anchorage · ~25 km · Must-see
• Greater Friendship Baptist Church · church · Anchorage · ~26 km · Must-see
• Alaska Anchorage Temple · church · Anchorage · ~26 km · Must-see
• Anchorage Unitarian Universalist Fellowship · church · Anchorage · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fire Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Fire Island

• Crescent Moon Island · river spot · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~57 km
• Gull Island · river spot · Anchorage · ~18 km
• Barrel Island · river spot · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~34 km
• Burnt Island · river spot · Kenai Peninsula Borough · ~35 km
• Big Island · river spot · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~35 km
• Bell Island · river spot · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~45 km
• Halfway Island · river spot · Kenai Peninsula Borough · ~45 km
• Freundly Island · river spot · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~53 km
• Flat Lakes Island · river spot · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~55 km
• Pleasure Island · river spot · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~55 km

All rivers, islands & mangroves in Anchorage

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