Charles Island

Charles 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 Charles 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 Charles Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.19159, -73.05516. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Charles Island

• Silver Sands State Park · sanctuary · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~2 km · Must-see
• Walnut Beach · beach · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~2 km · Must-see
• Charles E. Wheeler Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~6 km · Must-see
• Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~7 km · Must-see
• Stratford Point Light · sanctuary · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region · ~7 km · Must-see
• Boothe Memorial Museum · museum · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region · ~8 km · Must-see
• Success Lake · lake · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region · ~12 km · Must-see
• Pleasure Beach · beach · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region · ~13 km · Must-see
• St. Charles Borromeo · church · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region · ~13 km · Must-see
• Tongue Point Light · fort · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region · ~13 km · Must-see
• Beardsley Zoological Gardens · sanctuary · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region · ~14 km · Must-see
• Barnum Museum · museum · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region · ~14 km · Must-see
• Housatonic Museum of Art · museum · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region · ~14 km · Must-see
• Saint George Catholic Church · church · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region · ~15 km · Must-see
• Pinewood Lake · lake · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region · ~15 km · Must-see
• Southwest Ledge Light · fort · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~16 km · Must-see
• Seaside Park · sanctuary · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region · ~17 km · Must-see
• WNHC-AM (New Haven) · sanctuary · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~18 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Charles Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Charles Island

• Horse Island · river spot · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~32 km · Must-see
• Fire Island · river spot · Suffolk · ~69 km · Must-see
• Glen Island · river spot · Westchester · ~87 km · Must-see
• Constitution Island · river spot · Putnam · ~98 km · Must-see
• Sandy Point · river spot · South · ~123 km · Must-see
• Liberty Island · river spot · New York · ~125 km · Must-see
• Duck Island · river spot · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~6 km
• Nells Island · river spot · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~6 km
• Carting Island · river spot · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region · ~7 km
• Peacock Island · river spot · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region · ~7 km

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