Bootleggar Island

Bootleggar 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 Bootleggar 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 Bootleggar Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.81134, -114.20142. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bootleggar Island

• Flathead Lake · lake · Lake · ~9 km · Must-see
• Finley Point Unit - Flathead Lake State Park · lake · Lake · ~14 km · Must-see
• Seli’š Ksanka Qlispe’ Dam · lake · Lake · ~19 km · Must-see
• West Shore Unit - Flathead Lake State Park · lake · Lake · ~20 km · Must-see
• Flathead Valley · sanctuary · Idaho · ~32 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Lake · ~34 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Idaho · ~35 km · Must-see
• Echo Lake · lake · Idaho · ~46 km · Must-see
• Flathead National Forest · sanctuary · Flathead · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lone Pine State Park · sanctuary · Flathead · ~52 km · Must-see
• Swan Peak · viewpoint · Idaho · ~54 km · Must-see
• Swan Glaciers · viewpoint · Flathead · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mount Calowahcan · viewpoint · Idaho · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mission Mountains Wilderness · sanctuary · Missoula · ~56 km · Must-see
• Little Bitterroot Lake · lake · Shoshone · ~64 km · Must-see
• Little Bitterroot Lake · lake · Flathead · ~64 km · Must-see
• McDonald Glacier · viewpoint · Idaho · ~65 km · Must-see
• McDonald Glacier · viewpoint · Lake · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bootleggar Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Bootleggar Island

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• Melita Island · river spot · Shoshone · ~3 km
• Wild Horse Island · river spot · Lake · ~5 km
• Cromwell Island · river spot · Lake · ~8 km
• Wild Goose Island · river spot · Idaho · ~136 km
• Dream Island · river spot · Lake · ~3 km
• Little Bull Island · river spot · Lake · ~9 km
• Bull Island · river spot · Lake · ~10 km
• Bird Island · river spot · Lake · ~11 km
• Rock Island · river spot · Lake · ~12 km

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