Iona

Iona: 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Iona

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Iona — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.96823, -60.81040. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Iona

• Kidston Island · river spot · Victoria · ~19 km · Must-see
• Kidston Island Lighthouse · beach · Victoria · ~19 km · Must-see
• Bras d'Or Lake · lake · Richmond · ~20 km · Must-see
• Black Charlies Lake · lake · Inverness · ~28 km · Must-see
• MacDonalds Lake · lake · Inverness · ~28 km · Must-see
• MacAskills Lake · lake · Inverness · ~29 km · Must-see
• Company Lake · lake · Inverness · ~30 km · Must-see
• Boyd Lake · lake · Cape Breton · ~32 km · Must-see
• Uisge Ban Falls · waterfall · Victoria · ~34 km · Must-see
• Chapel Island · river spot · Richmond · ~35 km · Must-see
• Donnellys Lake · lake · Richmond · ~36 km · Must-see
• Sgurra Bhreac · viewpoint · Cape Breton · ~37 km · Must-see
• McDonald Lake · lake · Richmond · ~37 km · Must-see
• Loch Lomond · lake · Richmond · ~38 km · Must-see
• Powderhorn Lake · lake · Cape Breton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Hill Lake · lake · Richmond · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Ainslie · lake · Inverness · ~42 km · Must-see
• Boularderie Island · river spot · Cape Breton · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Iona

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Iona

• Cape Breton Highlands National Park · sanctuary · Victoria · ~107 km · Must-see
• Washabuck River Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Victoria · ~12 km
• Mary Harper Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Victoria · ~16 km
• Little Beaver Lakes Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Inverness · ~25 km
• Irish Cove Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Richmond · ~26 km
• MacAulays Hill Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Victoria · ~28 km
• Ben Eoin Provincial Park · sanctuary · Cape Breton · ~34 km
• Seven Falls Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Victoria · ~37 km
• Bornish Hill Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Inverness · ~47 km
• Black River Bog Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Inverness · ~52 km

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