Hope Island

Hope 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 Hope 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 Hope Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.70612, -70.11779. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hope Island

• Cousins Island Chapel · church · Cumberland · ~8 km · Must-see
• Littlejohn Island Preserve · sanctuary · Cumberland · ~8 km · Must-see
• Battery Steele · fort · Cumberland · ~9 km · Must-see
• Umbrella Cover Museum · museum · Cumberland · ~11 km · Must-see
• Halfway Rock Light Station · fort · Cumberland · ~11 km · Must-see
• Fort Gorges · fort · Cumberland · ~12 km · Must-see
• Fort Levett · fort · Cumberland · ~12 km · Must-see
• Ram Island Ledge Light · beach · Cumberland · ~13 km · Must-see
• Bailey Island · river spot · Cumberland · ~13 km · Must-see
• Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse · beach · Cumberland · ~13 km · Must-see
• Fort Preble · fort · Cumberland · ~13 km · Must-see
• Winslow Memorial Park · park · Cumberland · ~14 km · Must-see
• Bug Light · museum · Cumberland · ~14 km · Must-see
• Portland Observatory · attraction · Cumberland · ~14 km · Must-see
• Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum · museum · Cumberland · ~14 km · Must-see
• Fort Sumner Park · fort · Cumberland · ~14 km · Must-see
• Portland Head Light · fort · Cumberland · ~15 km · Must-see
• Fort Williams Park · fort · Cumberland · ~15 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hope Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Hope Island

• Bailey Island · river spot · Cumberland · ~13 km · Must-see
• White Island · river spot · Rockingham · ~115 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Island · river spot · Belknap · ~120 km · Must-see
• Bear Island · river spot · Belknap · ~130 km · Must-see
• Cliff Island · river spot · Cumberland · ~2 km
• Little Jewell Island · river spot · Cumberland · ~4 km
• Bangs Island · river spot · Cumberland · ~4 km
• Jewell Island · river spot · Cumberland · ~4 km
• Eagle Island · river spot · Cumberland · ~7 km
• Overset Island · river spot · Cumberland · ~7 km

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