McHenry Island

McHenry 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 McHenry 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 McHenry Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.61107, -91.57923. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McHenry Island

• Cedar Lake Dam · lake · Barron · ~4 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake · lake · Barron · ~20 km · Must-see
• WCSW-AM (Shell Lake) · lake · Washburn · ~39 km · Must-see
• Little Dummy Lake · lake · Barron · ~40 km · Must-see
• Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum · museum · Washburn · ~42 km · Must-see
• Potato Lake · lake · Rusk · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lac Courte Oreilles · lake · Sawyer · ~43 km · Must-see
• Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway · sanctuary · Washburn · ~43 km · Must-see
• Windigo Lake · lake · Sawyer · ~46 km · Must-see
• Blueberry Flats · lake · Sawyer · ~52 km · Must-see
• Hayward City Beach · lake · Sawyer · ~56 km · Must-see
• Chippewa Moraine State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Chippewa · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Chippewa · lake · Sawyer · ~59 km · Must-see
• Dorothy Lake State Natural Area · lake · Chippewa · ~60 km · Must-see
• Gaslyn Lake · lake · Burnett · ~66 km · Must-see
• Holcombe Flowage · lake · Chippewa · ~66 km · Must-see
• Brunet Island State Park · park · Chippewa · ~73 km · Must-see
• Trinity Lutheran Church · church · Washburn · ~7 km

See everything within a day’s drive of McHenry Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near McHenry Island

• Garbutt Island · river spot · Sawyer · ~14 km
• Pine Island · river spot · Rusk · ~51 km
• Scott Island · river spot · Sawyer · ~56 km
• Bunyans Hat Island · river spot · Rusk · ~56 km
• Headflyer Island · river spot · Sawyer · ~62 km
• Big Island · river spot · Sawyer · ~67 km
• Crownhart Island · river spot · Douglas · ~104 km
• Boars Rapids · river spot · Price · ~112 km
• Priest Lake Rapids · river spot · Price · ~113 km
• Brush Island · river spot · Dunn · ~120 km

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