Mud Island

Mud 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 Mud 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 Mud Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.01330, -76.50762. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mud Island

• National Watch and Clock Museum · museum · Lancaster · ~3 km · Must-see
• Samuel S. Lewis State Park · park · York · ~5 km · Must-see
• Mount Pisgah · viewpoint · York · ~5 km · Must-see
• Chickies Rock · viewpoint · Lancaster · ~6 km · Must-see
• Field of Screams · park · Lancaster · ~10 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church · church · Lancaster · ~11 km · Must-see
• Haines Shoe House · attraction · York · ~14 km · Must-see
• St. Mary's Catholic Church of Lancaster · church · Lancaster · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lancaster Convention Center · attraction · Lancaster · ~22 km · Must-see
• Conestoga Trail System · trek · Lancaster · ~23 km · Must-see
• Colemanville Covered Bridge · fort · Lancaster · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bridge between East Manchester and Newberry Townships · fort · York · ~24 km · Must-see
• Conewago Recreation Trail · trek · Lancaster · ~25 km · Must-see
• Governor Stable · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~26 km · Must-see
• Duncan Island · fort · Lancaster · ~26 km · Must-see
• Susquehannock State Park · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~29 km · Must-see
• Richard M. Nixon County Park · sanctuary · York · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mason-Dixon Trail · trek · York · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mud Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Mud Island

• Reedy Island · river spot · New Castle · ~122 km · Must-see
• Else Island · river spot · Lancaster · ~18 km
• Haldeman Island · river spot · Lancaster · ~22 km
• Brunner Island · river spot · York · ~23 km
• Three Mile Island · river spot · Dauphin · ~29 km
• Beech Island · river spot · Dauphin · ~30 km
• Shelley Island · river spot · Dauphin · ~31 km
• Kohr Island · river spot · Dauphin · ~31 km
• Henry Island · river spot · Dauphin · ~32 km
• Goosehorn Island · river spot · Dauphin · ~32 km

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