Perry Island

Perry 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 Perry 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 Perry Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.94790, -90.46297. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Perry Island

• Duncan Farm · fort · Jersey · ~6 km · Must-see
• Golden Eagle-Toppmeyer Site · fort · Calhoun · ~8 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jersey · ~9 km · Must-see
• Pere Marquette State Park · sanctuary · Jersey · ~9 km · Must-see
• Blanchette Landing Access · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~22 km · Must-see
• Benjamin Godfrey Chapel · church · Madison · ~29 km · Must-see
• Piasa Bird · fort · Madison · ~29 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~31 km · Must-see
• McPike Mansion · attraction · Madison · ~31 km · Must-see
• Fort Belle Fontaine · fort · Madison · ~32 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~32 km · Must-see
• McDonnell Park · park · Madison · ~33 km · Must-see
• Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument · fort · Madison · ~33 km · Must-see
• Alton Museum of History and Art · museum · Madison · ~35 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~35 km · Must-see
• Bellefontaine Conservation Area · sanctuary · Madison · ~35 km · Must-see
• Koster Site · fort · Greene · ~37 km · Must-see
• Chain of Rocks Park · park · Madison · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Perry Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Perry Island

• Calhoun Island · river spot · Calhoun · ~3 km
• Apple Island · river spot · Calhoun · ~17 km
• Martin Towhead · river spot · Calhoun · ~20 km
• Hat Island · river spot · Calhoun · ~21 km
• Johnson Island · river spot · Calhoun · ~22 km
• Dresser Island · river spot · Madison · ~23 km
• Mortland Island · river spot · Calhoun · ~29 km
• Jane Downing Island · river spot · Saint Louis · ~31 km
• Diamond Island · river spot · Calhoun · ~37 km
• Mosenthein Island · river spot · Madison · ~42 km

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