Round Island

Round 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 Round 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 Round Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.91967, -82.49019. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Round Island

• Buckeye Lake State Park · lake · Licking · ~2 km · Must-see
• Buckeye Lake · lake · Fairfield · ~2 km · Must-see
• Cranberry Bog State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Licking · ~3 km · Must-see
• Dawes Arboretum · park · Licking · ~11 km · Must-see
• Newark Earthworks · fort · Licking · ~18 km · Must-see
• Spring Valley Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Licking · ~19 km · Must-see
• Octagon Earthworks · fort · Licking · ~19 km · Must-see
• Bryn Du Mansion · fort · Licking · ~21 km · Must-see
• Avery–Hunter House · fort · Licking · ~21 km · Must-see
• Alligator Effigy · fort · Licking · ~21 km · Must-see
• Bethel Baptist Church · fort · Licking · ~23 km · Must-see
• Flint Ridge State Memorial · fort · Licking · ~26 km · Must-see
• Saint Joseph Church · church · Perry · ~30 km · Must-see
• Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption · church · Fairfield · ~31 km · Must-see
• Black Hand Gorge State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Licking · ~31 km · Must-see
• Macedonian Orthodox Church · church · Franklin · ~33 km · Must-see
• Blacklick Woods Metro Park · sanctuary · Fairfield · ~33 km · Must-see
• Pickerington Ponds Metro Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~34 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Round Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Round Island

• Ridenour Island · river spot · Perry · ~7 km
• Bope Island · river spot · Perry · ~7 km
• Dana Island · river spot · Washington · ~108 km
• Mustapha Island · river spot · Wood · ~128 km
• Vienna Island · river spot · Washington · ~128 km
• Vienna Island · river spot · Wood · ~128 km
• Blennerhassett Island · river spot · Wood · ~129 km
• Blennerhassett Island · river spot · Washington · ~129 km
• Muskingum Island · river spot · Wood · ~130 km
• Neal Island · river spot · Wood · ~131 km

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