Drum Island

Drum 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 Drum 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 Drum Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 28.97110, -82.74199. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Drum Island

• Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway · sanctuary · Citrus · ~10 km · Must-see
• Fort Island Beach · beach · Citrus · ~11 km · Must-see
• Crystal River Archaeological State Park · fort · Citrus · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Rousseau · lake · Levy · ~21 km · Must-see
• Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park · park · Citrus · ~31 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Springs State Park · park · Marion · ~41 km · Must-see
• Cedar Key Historical Society Museum · museum · Levy · ~42 km · Must-see
• Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve · sanctuary · Levy · ~45 km · Must-see
• Hálpata Tastanaki Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Marion · ~46 km · Must-see
• Goethe State Forest · sanctuary · Levy · ~53 km · Must-see
• Old Courthouse Heritage Museum · museum · Citrus · ~54 km · Must-see
• Tsala Apopka Lake · lake · Citrus · ~55 km · Must-see
• Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Hernando · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Stafford · lake · Levy · ~57 km · Must-see
• Fort Cooper State Park · fort · Citrus · ~58 km · Must-see
• Fickett Hammock Preserve · sanctuary · Hernando · ~60 km · Must-see
• Bayport Park · park · Hernando · ~61 km · Must-see
• Sholom Park · park · Marion · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Drum Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Drum Island

• Caladesi Island · river spot · Pinellas · ~132 km · Must-see
• Lone Cedar Island · river spot · Levy · ~28 km
• Salt Island · river spot · Levy · ~31 km
• Bear Hammock · river spot · Marion · ~32 km
• Atsena Otie Key · river spot · Levy · ~41 km
• Dog Island · river spot · Levy · ~41 km
• Live Oak Key · river spot · Levy · ~42 km
• Grassy Key · river spot · Levy · ~42 km
• Gulf Hammock · river spot · Levy · ~43 km
• Havens Island · river spot · Levy · ~44 km

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