Beaver Island

Beaver 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 Beaver 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 Beaver Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.96403, -89.93093. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Beaver Island

• Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site · fort · Randolph · ~3 km · Must-see
• Modoc Rock Shelter National Historic Site · fort · Randolph · ~20 km · Must-see
• Randolph County State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Randolph · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mertell Hill · viewpoint · Randolph · ~26 km · Must-see
• Staples Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~29 km · Must-see
• Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Randolph · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fort De Chartres State Park · fort · Randolph · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lick Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~30 km · Must-see
• Snell Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~33 km · Must-see
• Piney Creek Ravine Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Randolph · ~34 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak · viewpoint · Randolph · ~34 km · Must-see
• Corn Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~35 km · Must-see
• Baldwin Lake · lake · Randolph · ~36 km · Must-see
• Morrison Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~36 km · Must-see
• Haney Hill · viewpoint · Randolph · ~36 km · Must-see
• Kidd Lake State Natural Area · lake · Monroe · ~37 km · Must-see
• Hawn State Park · sanctuary · Ste. Genevieve · ~40 km · Must-see
• Bidwell Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Beaver Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Beaver Island

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• Grand Tower Island · river spot · Jackson · ~70 km
• Big River · river spot · Jefferson · ~84 km
• River des Peres · river spot · Saint Louis · ~92 km
• Gabaret Island · river spot · Madison · ~108 km
• Mosenthein Island · river spot · Madison · ~109 km
• Rock Island · river spot · Alexander · ~113 km
• Chouteau Island · river spot · Madison · ~113 km
• Jane Downing Island · river spot · Saint Louis · ~124 km
• Dresser Island · river spot · Madison · ~136 km

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