Barrel Island

Barrel 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 Barrel 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 Barrel Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 61.28544, -150.63529. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Barrel Island

• Mount Susitna · viewpoint · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~27 km · Must-see
• Matanuska-Susitna Valley · viewpoint · Anchorage · ~29 km · Must-see
• Point Campbell · lake · Anchorage · ~41 km · Must-see
• Point Woronzof Park · park · Anchorage · ~44 km · Must-see
• Kincaid Park · park · Anchorage · ~44 km · Must-see
• Alaska Aviation Museum · museum · Anchorage · ~47 km · Must-see
• Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral · church · Anchorage · ~48 km · Must-see
• Sand Lake · lake · Anchorage · ~49 km · Must-see
• Sri Ganesha Temple of Alaska · temple · Anchorage · ~49 km · Must-see
• Westchester Lagoon Dam · lake · Anchorage · ~49 km · Must-see
• Oscar Anderson House Museum · museum · Anchorage · ~50 km · Must-see
• Delaney Park Strip · sanctuary · Anchorage · ~51 km · Must-see
• Focus on Statehood · attraction · Anchorage · ~51 km · Must-see
• Ceremonial Start of Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race · attraction · Anchorage · ~51 km · Must-see
• Anchorage Museum · lake · Anchorage · ~51 km · Must-see
• Greater Friendship Baptist Church · church · Anchorage · ~52 km · Must-see
• Anchorage Unitarian Universalist Fellowship · church · Anchorage · ~55 km · Must-see
• Islamic Community Center of Anchorage · dargah · Anchorage · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Barrel Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Barrel Island

• Kalgin Island · river spot · Kenai Peninsula Borough · ~148 km · Must-see
• Fire Island · river spot · Anchorage · ~34 km
• Crescent Moon Island · river spot · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~58 km
• Big Island · river spot · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~5 km
• Bell Island · river spot · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~22 km
• Gull Island · river spot · Anchorage · ~47 km
• Freundly Island · river spot · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~50 km
• Flat Lakes Island · river spot · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~53 km
• Pleasure Island · river spot · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~53 km
• Long Island · river spot · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~62 km

All rivers, islands & mangroves in Matanuska-Susitna Borough

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