Nelson Island

Nelson 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 Nelson 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 Nelson Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.24184, -83.81502. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Nelson Island

• Lloyd Shoals - Emergency Spillway Dam · lake · Butts · ~11 km · Must-see
• Chief Mcintosh Lake Dam · lake · Butts · ~13 km · Must-see
• Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jones · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Bulow Campbell · lake · Newton · ~32 km · Must-see
• 155 mm gun M1 · attraction · Putnam · ~52 km · Must-see
• protected area of Georgia · sanctuary · Jones · ~53 km · Must-see
• Museum of Arts and Sciences · museum · Bibb · ~54 km · Must-see
• Rock Eagle Effigy Mound · fort · Putnam · ~55 km · Must-see
• Cannonball House · museum · Bibb · ~60 km · Must-see
• Georgia International Horse Park · park · Rockdale · ~60 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Bibb · ~60 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Bibb · ~60 km · Must-see
• Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park · fort · Bibb · ~61 km · Must-see
• Tobesofkee Creek · lake · Bibb · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Sinclair · lake · Putnam · ~64 km · Must-see
• Hard Labor Reservoir Dam · lake · Walton · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Spivey Dam · lake · Henry · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Jodeco Dam · lake · Clayton · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Nelson Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Nelson Island

• Forty Acre Island · river spot · Butts · ~1 km
• Harris Island · river spot · Taylor · ~89 km
• Reeves Island · river spot · Taylor · ~89 km
• Shelly Island · river spot · Upson · ~90 km
• Ivy Island · river spot · Talbot · ~90 km
• Flint River · river spot · Taylor · ~94 km
• Ocmulgee River · river spot · Twiggs · ~102 km
• Tyler Island · river spot · Monroe · ~13 km
• Bridges Island · river spot · Monroe · ~18 km
• Zellner Island · river spot · Monroe · ~20 km

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