Willow Island

Willow 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 Willow 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 Willow Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.19336, -87.96892. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Willow Island

• Kankakee River State Park · sanctuary · Will · ~7 km · Must-see
• Gemini Giant · attraction · Will · ~25 km · Must-see
• Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie · sanctuary · Will · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mazonia State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Grundy · ~32 km · Must-see
• Monee Reservoir · lake · Lake · ~35 km · Must-see
• Briscoe Mounds · fort · Will · ~41 km · Must-see
• Beecher Mausoleum · fort · Lake · ~42 km · Must-see
• Channahon Parkway State Park · park · Will · ~42 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area · lake · Grundy · ~43 km · Must-see
• Heidecke Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Grundy · ~45 km · Must-see
• Joliet Area Historical Society Museum · museum · Will · ~48 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint Raymond Nonnatus · church · Will · ~49 km · Must-see
• Iroquois County State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Iroquois · ~50 km · Must-see
• Iroquois County State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Newton · ~51 km · Must-see
• LaSalle Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Newton · ~51 km · Must-see
• William G. Stratton State Park · park · Grundy · ~52 km · Must-see
• Sauk Trail Lake · lake · Lake · ~52 km · Must-see
• Sauk Trail Woods · sanctuary · Cook · ~53 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Willow Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Willow Island

• Langham Island · river spot · Kankakee · ~1 km
• Eagle Island · river spot · Kankakee · ~27 km
• Koops Island · river spot · Kankakee · ~29 km
• Parish Island · river spot · Kankakee · ~29 km
• Kankakee River · river spot · Lake · ~68 km
• Cal-Sag Channel · river spot · Cook · ~71 km
• Calumet River · river spot · Cook · ~74 km
• Stolp Island · river spot · Kane · ~86 km
• Salt Creek · river spot · Cook · ~90 km
• Wooded Island · river spot · Cook · ~92 km

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