Cat Island

Cat 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 Cat 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 Cat Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.22396, -89.09988. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cat Island

• Fort Massachusetts · fort · Harrison · ~15 km · Must-see
• Ship Island Light · fort · Harrison · ~16 km · Must-see
• Merrill Shell Bank Light · attraction · Harrison · ~18 km · Must-see
• Pass Christian Light · attraction · Harrison · ~22 km · Must-see
• Biloxi Lighthouse · fort · Harrison · ~34 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary · church · Harrison · ~35 km · Must-see
• Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art · museum · Harrison · ~36 km · Must-see
• Chandeleur Island Light · attraction · Saint Bernard Parish · ~36 km · Must-see
• St. Joseph Island Light · attraction · Saint Bernard Parish · ~39 km · Must-see
• Spanish Trail Church · church · Hancock · ~39 km · Must-see
• Fort Maurepas Park · fort · Jackson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Walter Anderson Museum of Art · museum · Jackson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Borgne Light · lake · Saint Bernard Parish · ~43 km · Must-see
• Horn Island · river spot · Jackson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Biloxi State Wildlife Management Area · park · Saint Bernard Parish · ~55 km · Must-see
• Eric Clark Coastal Preserve · sanctuary · Jackson · ~59 km · Must-see
• East Pascagoula River Light · attraction · Jackson · ~66 km · Must-see
• Round Island Lighthouse · fort · Jackson · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cat Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Cat Island

• Horn Island · river spot · Jackson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Brush Island · river spot · Saint Bernard Parish · ~28 km
• Marsh Island · river spot · Harrison · ~32 km
• Deer Island · river spot · Harrison · ~36 km
• Half Moon Island · river spot · Saint Bernard Parish · ~42 km
• Little Grassy Island · river spot · Saint Tammany Parish · ~52 km
• Freemason Island · river spot · Saint Bernard Parish · ~62 km
• Round Island · river spot · Jackson · ~62 km
• Petit Bois Island · river spot · Jackson · ~77 km
• Petit Bois Island · river spot · Mobile · ~78 km

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