Bold Island

Bold 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 Bold 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 Bold Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.15508, -68.61488. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bold Island

• Deer Island Thorofare Light Station · beach · Hancock · ~9 km · Must-see
• Robinson Point · beach · Knox · ~13 km · Must-see
• Beth Eden Church · church · Hancock · ~14 km · Must-see
• Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse · beach · Hancock · ~17 km · Must-see
• Blue Hill Bay Light · beach · Hancock · ~17 km · Must-see
• Eagle Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~18 km · Must-see
• Goose Rocks Lighthouse · beach · Knox · ~22 km · Must-see
• Saddleback Ledge Light · fort · Knox · ~23 km · Must-see
• Pumpkin Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~25 km · Must-see
• Union Church of Vinalhaven · church · Knox · ~26 km · Must-see
• Vinalhaven Galamander · fort · Knox · ~26 km · Must-see
• Acadia National Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~28 km · Must-see
• Bass Harbor Head Light · fort · Hancock · ~29 km · Must-see
• Browns Head Light · beach · Knox · ~30 km · Must-see
• Heron Neck Lighthouse · beach · Knox · ~31 km · Must-see
• Long Pond · lake · Hancock · ~35 km · Must-see
• Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Maine · ~35 km · Must-see
• Great Duck Island Light Station · beach · Hancock · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bold Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Bold Island

• Mount Desert Island · river spot · Hancock · ~40 km · Must-see
• Avery Rock · river spot · Washington · ~144 km · Must-see
• Devil Island · river spot · Hancock · ~1 km
• Coot Islands · river spot · Hancock · ~1 km
• Camp Island · river spot · Hancock · ~2 km
• Coombs Islands · river spot · Hancock · ~2 km
• Bare Island · river spot · Hancock · ~3 km
• Eastern Mark Island · river spot · Hancock · ~4 km
• Enchanted Island · river spot · Hancock · ~4 km
• George Head Island · river spot · Hancock · ~5 km

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