Wilzig Island

Wilzig 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 island: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Wilzig 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 Wilzig Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.13048, -73.70954. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wilzig Island

• Lake Taghkanic State Park · lake · Columbia · ~5 km · Must-see
• Mount McGregor · viewpoint · Columbia · ~11 km · Must-see
• Reformed Dutch Church of Claverack · church · Columbia · ~14 km · Must-see
• Olana State Historic Site · park · Columbia · ~17 km · Must-see
• Hudson–Athens Lighthouse · beach · Greene · ~20 km · Must-see
• Kykuit · viewpoint · Greene · ~20 km · Must-see
• Clarkson Chapel · church · Columbia · ~20 km · Must-see
• Washburn Mountain · viewpoint · Northwest Hills Planning Region · ~20 km · Must-see
• Thomas Cole National Historic Site · sanctuary · Greene · ~20 km · Must-see
• Saint Anthony Catholic Church · church · Dutchess · ~22 km · Must-see
• Clermont State Historic Site · sanctuary · Columbia · ~22 km · Must-see
• Alander Mountain · viewpoint · Northwest Hills Planning Region · ~22 km · Must-see
• Quarry Hill · viewpoint · Greene · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bristol Beach State Park · beach · Ulster · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mount Washington State Forest · sanctuary · Berkshire · ~24 km · Must-see
• Thompson Pond · lake · Dutchess · ~24 km · Must-see
• Thompson Pond · lake · Northwest Hills Planning Region · ~24 km · Must-see
• Saugerties Lighthouse · fort · Ulster · ~24 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Wilzig Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Wilzig Island

• Constitution Island · river spot · Putnam · ~104 km · Must-see
• Rogers Island · river spot · Columbia · ~19 km
• Middle Ground Flats · river spot · Greene · ~21 km
• Goat Island · river spot · Greene · ~21 km
• Rock Island · river spot · Ulster · ~24 km
• Cruger Island · river spot · Dutchess · ~26 km
• Skillpot Island · river spot · Dutchess · ~27 km
• Goose Island · river spot · Dutchess · ~30 km
• Coxsackie Island · river spot · Greene · ~34 km
• Rattlesnake Island · river spot · Greene · ~35 km

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