French Island

French 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 French 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 French Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.04020, -76.29970. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near French Island

• Briar Creek Reservoir · lake · Columbia · ~4 km · Must-see
• Nescopeck Mountain · viewpoint · Columbia · ~7 km · Must-see
• Knob Mountain · viewpoint · Columbia · ~9 km · Must-see
• McCauley Mountain · viewpoint · Columbia · ~10 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 58 · sanctuary · Columbia · ~14 km · Must-see
• Turkey Hill · viewpoint · Columbia · ~15 km · Must-see
• Buck Mountain · viewpoint · Luzerne · ~16 km · Must-see
• Catawissa Mountain · viewpoint · Columbia · ~17 km · Must-see
• Jakey Hollow Natural Area · sanctuary · Columbia · ~20 km · Must-see
• Karnes Hollow · viewpoint · Columbia · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Choctaw · lake · Luzerne · ~24 km · Must-see
• Esther Furnace Road · fort · Columbia · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Glory · lake · Columbia · ~25 km · Must-see
• Davis Hill · viewpoint · Columbia · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lily Lake · lake · Luzerne · ~27 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 329 · sanctuary · Schuylkill · ~30 km · Must-see
• Knoebels Amusement Resort · park · Columbia · ~31 km · Must-see
• Impulse · attraction · Columbia · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of French Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near French Island

• Richard Island · river spot · Luzerne · ~48 km
• Packers Island · river spot · Northumberland · ~55 km
• Maple Island · river spot · Luzerne · ~57 km
• Monocanock Island · river spot · Luzerne · ~60 km
• Byers Island · river spot · Northumberland · ~63 km
• Cherry Island · river spot · Northumberland · ~66 km
• Fishers Island · river spot · Northumberland · ~67 km
• Blood Island · river spot · Northumberland · ~77 km
• La Grange Island · river spot · Wyoming · ~77 km
• Tunkhannock Creek · river spot · Wyoming · ~97 km

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