Pells Island

Pells 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 Pells 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 Pells Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.57646, -84.70981. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pells Island

• University of Michigan Biological Station · sanctuary · Cheboygan · ~2 km · Must-see
• Douglas Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~2 km · Must-see
• Munro Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lake Paradise · lake · Emmet · ~16 km · Must-see
• Burt Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mullett Lake · lake · Cheboygan · ~20 km · Must-see
• Dousman's Mill State Historic Site · sanctuary · Cheboygan · ~24 km · Must-see
• French Farm Lake · lake · Emmet · ~24 km · Must-see
• Crooked Lake · lake · Emmet · ~25 km · Must-see
• Aloha State Park · park · Cheboygan · ~25 km · Must-see
• Burt Lake State Park · lake · Cheboygan · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cheboygan Crib Light · beach · Cheboygan · ~26 km · Must-see
• Wycamp Lake · lake · Emmet · ~27 km · Must-see
• Straits of Mackinac Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fort de Buade · fort · Cheboygan · ~28 km · Must-see
• Duncan Bay Boat Club · lake · Cheboygan · ~28 km · Must-see
• The Headlands · park · Emmet · ~29 km · Must-see
• Colonial Fort Michilimackinac · fort · Emmet · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pells Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Pells Island

• Bois Blanc Island · river spot · Mackinac · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mackinac Island · river spot · Mackinac · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fisherman Island · river spot · Charlevoix · ~75 km · Must-see
• Beaver Island · river spot · Charlevoix · ~83 km · Must-see
• Little Hog Island · river spot · Mackinac · ~89 km · Must-see
• Copper Island · river spot · Northeastern Ontario · ~126 km · Must-see
• North Manitou Island · river spot · Leelanau · ~143 km · Must-see
• Oden Island · river spot · Emmet · ~25 km
• Green Island · river spot · Michigan · ~36 km
• Round Island · river spot · Mackinac · ~37 km

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