Dog Island

Dog 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 Dog 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 Dog Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.48542, -74.32492. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dog Island

• Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve · sanctuary · Atlantic · ~13 km · Must-see
• Beach Haven Historic District · beach · Ocean · ~14 km · Must-see
• Brigantine Lighthouse · beach · Atlantic · ~14 km · Must-see
• Field Loop (Yellow-dot) Trail · trek · Burlington · ~17 km · Must-see
• Absecon Lighthouse · beach · Atlantic · ~19 km · Must-see
• Steel Pier · park · Atlantic · ~20 km · Must-see
• Atlantic City Boardwalk · trek · Atlantic · ~22 km · Must-see
• Chicken Bone Beach · beach · Atlantic · ~22 km · Must-see
• Long Beach Island · beach · Ocean · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lucy the Elephant · fort · Atlantic · ~30 km · Must-see
• Bass River State Forest · sanctuary · Burlington · ~31 km · Must-see
• Pinelands National Reserve · sanctuary · Burlington · ~31 km · Must-see
• Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Ocean · ~36 km · Must-see
• Little Beach · beach · Ocean · ~39 km · Must-see
• Penn State Forest · sanctuary · Burlington · ~39 km · Must-see
• Barnegat Branch Trail · park · Ocean · ~42 km · Must-see
• Barnegat Lighthouse State Park · sanctuary · Ocean · ~45 km · Must-see
• Barnegat Lighthouse · attraction · Ocean · ~45 km · Must-see

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Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Dog Island

• Reedy Island · river spot · New Castle · ~133 km · Must-see
• Pullen Island · river spot · Atlantic · ~1 km
• Salt Island · river spot · Atlantic · ~3 km
• Horseshoe Island · river spot · Atlantic · ~3 km
• Egg Island · river spot · Atlantic · ~4 km
• Fish Island · river spot · Ocean · ~4 km
• Elder Island · river spot · Atlantic · ~5 km
• Goodluck Sedge · river spot · Ocean · ~9 km
• Goosebar Sedge · river spot · Ocean · ~9 km
• Parker Island · river spot · Ocean · ~10 km

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