Bird Island

Bird 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 Bird 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 Bird Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 27.84879, -82.40670. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bird Island

• Ballast Point Park · park · Hillsborough · ~11 km · Must-see
• Tampa Bay History Center · museum · Hillsborough · ~14 km · Must-see
• Florida Aquarium · sanctuary · Hillsborough · ~14 km · Must-see
• Fred Ball Park · park · Hillsborough · ~14 km · Must-see
• Henry B. Plant Museum · museum · Hillsborough · ~15 km · Must-see
• Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park · park · Hillsborough · ~16 km · Must-see
• Glazer Children's Museum · museum · Hillsborough · ~16 km · Must-see
• Tampa Riverwalk · trek · Hillsborough · ~16 km · Must-see
• Tampa Museum of Art · church · Hillsborough · ~16 km · Must-see
• Robles Park · park · Hillsborough · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lithia Springs Park · park · Hillsborough · ~22 km · Must-see
• ZooTampa at Lowry Park · sanctuary · Hillsborough · ~24 km · Must-see
• Sulphur Spring · museum · Hillsborough · ~25 km · Must-see
• Weedon Island Preserve · sanctuary · Pinellas · ~25 km · Must-see
• Busch Gardens Tampa · park · Hillsborough · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cockroach Bay Aquatic Preserve · sanctuary · Hillsborough · ~28 km · Must-see
• Chito Branch Reserve · sanctuary · Hillsborough · ~28 km · Must-see
• Museum of Science & Industry · museum · Hillsborough · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bird Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Bird Island

• Snead Island · river spot · Manatee · ~51 km · Must-see
• Caladesi Island · river spot · Pinellas · ~56 km · Must-see
• Bird Key · river spot · Sarasota · ~76 km · Must-see
• Saint Armands Key · river spot · Sarasota · ~77 km · Must-see
• Casey Key · river spot · Sarasota · ~98 km · Must-see
• Don Pedro Island · river spot · Charlotte · ~137 km · Must-see
• Little Gasparilla Island · river spot · Charlotte · ~142 km · Must-see
• Chicken Island · river spot · Hillsborough · ~20 km
• Negro Island · river spot · Hillsborough · ~20 km
• Goat Island · river spot · Hillsborough · ~21 km

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