Bardwell Island

Bardwell 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 Bardwell 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 Bardwell Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.35842, -88.23487. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bardwell Island

• Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area · lake · Grundy · ~8 km · Must-see
• Briscoe Mounds · fort · Will · ~9 km · Must-see
• Channahon Parkway State Park · park · Will · ~9 km · Must-see
• Heidecke Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Grundy · ~10 km · Must-see
• Gemini Giant · attraction · Will · ~11 km · Must-see
• Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie · sanctuary · Will · ~13 km · Must-see
• William G. Stratton State Park · park · Grundy · ~19 km · Must-see
• Gebhard Woods State Park · park · Grundy · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mazonia State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Grundy · ~23 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint Raymond Nonnatus · church · Will · ~28 km · Must-see
• Joliet Area Historical Society Museum · museum · Will · ~28 km · Must-see
• Kankakee River State Park · sanctuary · Will · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lockport Powerhouse · lake · Will · ~34 km · Must-see
• Illinois Waterway · lake · Will · ~34 km · Must-see
• Gaylord Building · museum · Will · ~37 km · Must-see
• Isle La Cache Museum · museum · Will · ~43 km · Must-see
• LaSalle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · LaSalle · ~44 km · Must-see
• Commissioners Park · park · Will · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bardwell Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Bardwell Island

• Langham Island · river spot · Kankakee · ~37 km
• Stolp Island · river spot · Kane · ~56 km
• Eagle Island · river spot · Kankakee · ~61 km
• Powers Island · river spot · Kane · ~62 km
• Koops Island · river spot · Kankakee · ~63 km
• Parish Island · river spot · Kankakee · ~63 km
• Clark Island · river spot · Kane · ~68 km
• Cal-Sag Channel · river spot · Cook · ~72 km
• Salt Creek · river spot · Cook · ~77 km
• Calumet River · river spot · Cook · ~78 km

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