Grape Island

Grape 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 Grape 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 Grape Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.71964, -70.79484. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Grape Island

• Sandy Point State Reservation · sanctuary · Essex · ~3 km · Must-see
• Crane Beach · beach · Rockingham · ~5 km · Must-see
• Hamlin Reservation · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~7 km · Must-see
• Stavros Reservation · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~10 km · Must-see
• Appleton Farms · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~10 km · Must-see
• Appleton Farms · sanctuary · Essex · ~12 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Essex · ~14 km · Must-see
• Bradley Palmer State Park · sanctuary · Essex · ~14 km · Must-see
• Willowdale State Forest · sanctuary · Essex · ~14 km · Must-see
• Wingaersheek Beach · beach · Rockingham · ~15 km · Must-see
• First Religious Society · attraction · Essex · ~15 km · Must-see
• Chebacco Lake · lake · Rockingham · ~15 km · Must-see
• Chebacco Lake · lake · Essex · ~15 km · Must-see
• Bradley Palmer State Park · park · Rockingham · ~16 km · Must-see
• Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Essex · ~17 km · Must-see
• Halibut Point Reservation · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~17 km · Must-see
• Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~18 km · Must-see
• Wenham Museum · church · Rockingham · ~19 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Grape Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Grape Island

• White Island · river spot · Rockingham · ~39 km · Must-see
• Egg Rock · river spot · Essex · ~41 km · Must-see
• Castle Rock · river spot · Essex · ~43 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Island · river spot · Belknap · ~128 km · Must-see
• Bound Brook Island · river spot · Barnstable · ~130 km · Must-see
• Bear Island · river spot · Belknap · ~142 km · Must-see
• Grape Island · river spot · Rockingham · ~0 km
• Holy Island · river spot · Essex · ~3 km
• Holy Island · river spot · Rockingham · ~3 km
• Bagwell Island · river spot · Essex · ~3 km

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