Carrick Island

Carrick 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 Carrick 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 Carrick Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.41660, -72.28812. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Carrick Island

• Quabbin Reservoir · lake · Worcester · ~3 km · Must-see
• Federated Women's Club State Forest · sanctuary · Worcester · ~12 km · Must-see
• Swift River Reservation · sanctuary · Worcester · ~12 km · Must-see
• Metacomet - Monadnock Trail · trek · Franklin · ~13 km · Must-see
• Harvard Forest · sanctuary · Worcester · ~15 km · Must-see
• Brooks Woodland Preserve · sanctuary · Worcester · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Lincoln · viewpoint · Hampshire · ~16 km · Must-see
• Goodnough Dike · lake · Hampshire · ~17 km · Must-see
• Quabbin Park · sanctuary · Hampshire · ~17 km · Must-see
• Bear's Den · sanctuary · Franklin · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mount Orient · viewpoint · Hampshire · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake Wyola · lake · Franklin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Winsor Dam · lake · Hampshire · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Wyola State Park · lake · Franklin · ~19 km · Must-see
• The Cross · park · Worcester · ~22 km · Must-see
• Rock House Reservation · sanctuary · Worcester · ~22 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Gutter Conservation Area · viewpoint · Franklin · ~22 km · Must-see
• St. Mary's Church · church · Hampshire · ~23 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Carrick Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Carrick Island

• Castle Rock · river spot · Essex · ~142 km · Must-see
• Egg Rock · river spot · Essex · ~143 km · Must-see
• Chapman Island · river spot · Worcester · ~2 km
• Leveau Island · river spot · Worcester · ~4 km
• Nelson Island · river spot · Franklin · ~9 km
• Little Quabbin Island · river spot · Hampshire · ~13 km
• Barton Island · river spot · Cheshire · ~37 km
• Barton Island · river spot · Franklin · ~37 km
• Blueberry Island · river spot · Cheshire · ~50 km
• Paradise Island · river spot · Cheshire · ~51 km

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