Gard Island

Gard 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 Gard 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 Gard Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.74976, -83.44187. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gard Island

• WTVG-TV (Toledo) · attraction · Lucas · ~10 km · Must-see
• WIOT-FM (Toledo) · attraction · Lucas · ~11 km · Must-see
• Maumee Bay State Park · sanctuary · Lucas · ~12 km · Must-see
• Toledo Harbor Light · fort · Lucas · ~12 km · Must-see
• WUPW-TV (Toledo) · attraction · Lucas · ~13 km · Must-see
• WNWO-TV (Toledo) · attraction · Lucas · ~14 km · Must-see
• Pearson Metropark · park · Lucas · ~15 km · Must-see
• National Museum of the Great Lakes · museum · Lucas · ~15 km · Must-see
• Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Lucas · ~15 km · Must-see
• Our Lady Queen of the Holy Rosary Cathedral · church · Lucas · ~16 km · Must-see
• Imagination Station · museum · Lucas · ~16 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Lucas · ~16 km · Must-see
• Ashland Avenue Baptist Church · church · Lucas · ~17 km · Must-see
• Pythian Castle · fort · Lucas · ~17 km · Must-see
• Martin Luther Lutheran Church · church · Lucas · ~17 km · Must-see
• Toledo Museum of Art · museum · Lucas · ~18 km · Must-see
• Glass City Church of Christ · church · Lucas · ~19 km · Must-see
• Ashley Park · park · Lucas · ~20 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gard Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Gard Island

• Grosse Ile Yacht Club · river spot · Wayne · ~56 km · Must-see
• Gibraltar Island · river spot · Ottawa · ~66 km · Must-see
• Middle Bass Island · river spot · Ottawa · ~66 km · Must-see
• Kelleys Island · river spot · Erie · ~79 km · Must-see
• Johnson's Island · river spot · Ottawa · ~81 km · Must-see
• Pelee Island · river spot · Southwestern Ontario · ~82 km · Must-see
• Gard Island · river spot · Lucas · ~0 km
• Indian Island · river spot · Lucas · ~1 km
• Indian Island · river spot · Monroe · ~1 km
• Turtle Island · river spot · Lucas · ~5 km

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