Derickson Island

Derickson 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 island: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Derickson 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 Derickson Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 56.98911, -156.71900. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Derickson Island

• Mount Chiginagak · viewpoint · Lake and Peninsula Borough · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mount Kialagvik · viewpoint · Kodiak Island Borough · ~30 km · Must-see
• Yantarni Volcano · viewpoint · Lake and Peninsula Borough · ~36 km · Must-see
• Icy Peak · viewpoint · Kodiak Island Borough · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mother Goose Lake · lake · Lake and Peninsula Borough · ~54 km · Must-see
• Chiginagak Bay · beach · Lake and Peninsula Borough · ~1 km
• Port Wrangell · beach · Lake and Peninsula Borough · ~13 km
• Cape Providence · beach · Lake and Peninsula Borough · ~13 km
• Cape Kuyuyukak · beach · Lake and Peninsula Borough · ~15 km
• Nakalilok Bay · beach · Lake and Peninsula Borough · ~16 km
• Agripina Bay · beach · Lake and Peninsula Borough · ~28 km
• Lone Hill · viewpoint · Kodiak Island Borough · ~39 km
• Cape Kilokak · beach · Kodiak Island Borough · ~39 km
• Mount Alai · viewpoint · Lake and Peninsula Borough · ~44 km
• The Twins · viewpoint · Lake and Peninsula Borough · ~45 km
• Cape Kunmik · beach · Lake and Peninsula Borough · ~45 km
• Cape Kayakliut · beach · Kodiak Island Borough · ~52 km
• Amber Bay · beach · Lake and Peninsula Borough · ~56 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Derickson Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Derickson Island

• Sutwik Island · river spot · Lake and Peninsula Borough · ~69 km
• Unavikshak Island · river spot · Lake and Peninsula Borough · ~103 km
• Aghik Island · river spot · Kodiak Island Borough · ~111 km
• Aghiyuk Island · river spot · Kodiak Island Borough · ~112 km
• Nakchamik Island · river spot · Lake and Peninsula Borough · ~124 km
• Anowik Island · river spot · Kodiak Island Borough · ~125 km
• Kateekuk Island · river spot · Kodiak Island Borough · ~127 km
• Kiliktagik Island · river spot · Kodiak Island Borough · ~127 km
• Suklik Island · river spot · Kodiak Island Borough · ~131 km
• Chowiet Island · river spot · Kodiak Island Borough · ~132 km

All rivers, islands & mangroves in Lake and Peninsula Borough

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