Red Islands

Red Islands: 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 Red Islands

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 Red Islands — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.80468, -60.76926. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Red Islands

• Bras d'Or Lake · lake · Richmond · ~7 km · Must-see
• Chapel Island · river spot · Richmond · ~13 km · Must-see
• Boyd Lake · lake · Cape Breton · ~19 km · Must-see
• Loch Lomond · lake · Richmond · ~19 km · Must-see
• Donnellys Lake · lake · Richmond · ~22 km · Must-see
• McDonald Lake · lake · Richmond · ~22 km · Must-see
• Hill Lake · lake · Richmond · ~26 km · Must-see
• MacDonalds Lake · lake · Inverness · ~26 km · Must-see
• Powderhorn Lake · lake · Cape Breton · ~27 km · Must-see
• Black Charlies Lake · lake · Inverness · ~27 km · Must-see
• MacAskills Lake · lake · Inverness · ~27 km · Must-see
• Company Lake · lake · Inverness · ~28 km · Must-see
• First Lake · lake · Richmond · ~33 km · Must-see
• Ballams Pond · lake · Richmond · ~36 km · Must-see
• Sgurra Bhreac · viewpoint · Cape Breton · ~37 km · Must-see
• Grandique Point · beach · Richmond · ~38 km · Must-see
• Buchanan Lake · lake · Richmond · ~39 km · Must-see
• Kidston Island · river spot · Victoria · ~40 km · Must-see

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Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Red Islands

• Chapel Island · river spot · Richmond · ~13 km · Must-see
• Kidston Island · river spot · Victoria · ~40 km · Must-see
• Isle Madame · river spot · Richmond · ~45 km · Must-see
• Petit-de-Grat Island · river spot · Richmond · ~45 km · Must-see
• Janvrin Island · river spot · Richmond · ~54 km · Must-see
• Boularderie Island · river spot · Cape Breton · ~62 km · Must-see
• Cape Breton Island · river spot · Victoria · ~69 km · Must-see
• Henry Island · river spot · Inverness · ~84 km · Must-see
• Sheep Island · river spot · Richmond · ~7 km
• Evans Island · river spot · Richmond · ~8 km

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