Eagle Island

Eagle 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 Eagle 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 Eagle Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.14637, -87.72168. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Eagle Island

• LaSalle Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Newton · ~25 km · Must-see
• Iroquois County State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Iroquois · ~26 km · Must-see
• Iroquois County State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Newton · ~27 km · Must-see
• Conrad Savanna Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Newton · ~28 km · Must-see
• Beecher Mausoleum · fort · Lake · ~29 km · Must-see
• J C Murphy Lake Dam · lake · Newton · ~32 km · Must-see
• Kankakee River State Park · sanctuary · Will · ~33 km · Must-see
• Monee Reservoir · lake · Lake · ~34 km · Must-see
• St. John the Evangelist Parish · church · Lake · ~46 km · Must-see
• Sauk Trail Lake · lake · Lake · ~48 km · Must-see
• Sauk Trail Woods · sanctuary · Cook · ~48 km · Must-see
• Gemini Giant · attraction · Will · ~50 km · Must-see
• Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie · sanctuary · Will · ~52 km · Must-see
• Plum Creek Park · sanctuary · Lake · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mazonia State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Grundy · ~58 km · Must-see
• Hoosier Prairie State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Lake · ~59 km · Must-see
• Vietnam Veterans Meorial · museum · Lake · ~59 km · Must-see
• Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church · church · Lake · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Eagle Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Eagle Island

• Koops Island · river spot · Kankakee · ~2 km
• Parish Island · river spot · Kankakee · ~3 km
• Langham Island · river spot · Kankakee · ~26 km
• Kankakee River · river spot · Lake · ~48 km
• Cal-Sag Channel · river spot · Cook · ~71 km
• Calumet River · river spot · Cook · ~71 km
• Wooded Island · river spot · Cook · ~90 km
• Salt Creek · river spot · Cook · ~96 km
• Stolp Island · river spot · Kane · ~105 km
• Goose Island · river spot · Cook · ~106 km

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