Scherer Island

Scherer 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 Scherer 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 Scherer Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.34121, -88.82973. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Scherer Island

• Volvo Island · attraction · LaSalle · ~4 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Rock State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~10 km · Must-see
• Illini State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~10 km · Must-see
• Starved Rock State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~18 km · Must-see
• Matthiessen State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~22 km · Must-see
• LaSalle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · LaSalle · ~24 km · Must-see
• Gebhard Woods State Park · park · Grundy · ~41 km · Must-see
• William G. Stratton State Park · park · Grundy · ~43 km · Must-see
• Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Kendall · ~51 km · Must-see
• Farnsworth House · sanctuary · Kendall · ~51 km · Must-see
• Bartlett Woods Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Lee · ~53 km · Must-see
• Heidecke Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Grundy · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Depue State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Bureau · ~53 km · Must-see
• Donnelley State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Putnam · ~53 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area · lake · Grundy · ~54 km · Must-see
• Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area · lake · DeKalb · ~57 km · Must-see
• Senachwine Lake · lake · Putnam · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mazonia State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Grundy · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Scherer Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Scherer Island

• Plum Island · river spot · LaSalle · ~18 km
• Clark Island · river spot · Putnam · ~45 km
• Powers Island · river spot · Kane · ~74 km
• Stolp Island · river spot · Kane · ~79 km
• Clark Island · river spot · Kane · ~89 km
• Langham Island · river spot · Kankakee · ~93 km
• Eagle Island · river spot · Kankakee · ~119 km
• Koops Island · river spot · Kankakee · ~121 km
• Parish Island · river spot · Kankakee · ~122 km
• Salt Creek · river spot · Cook · ~123 km

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