Snake Island

Snake 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 Snake 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 Snake Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.73906, -86.65789. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Snake Island

• Fayette State Park · park · Delta · ~3 km · Must-see
• Nahma and Northern Railway Locomotive Number 5 · attraction · Delta · ~14 km · Must-see
• Little Summer Island · lake · Delta · ~19 km · Must-see
• Moss Lake · lake · Delta · ~23 km · Must-see
• Peninsula Point Lighthouse · beach · Delta · ~32 km · Must-see
• Sand Point Lighthouse · beach · Delta · ~37 km · Must-see
• Minneapolis Shoal Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~40 km · Must-see
• Indian Lake State Park · lake · Schoolcraft · ~43 km · Must-see
• Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Michigan · ~44 km · Must-see
• Kitch-iti-kipi · lake · Schoolcraft · ~46 km · Must-see
• Indian Lake · lake · Schoolcraft · ~46 km · Must-see
• Rock Island State Park · sanctuary · Door · ~48 km · Must-see
• Rock Island II Site · fort · Michigan · ~48 km · Must-see
• Manistique East Breakwater Lighthouse · fort · Michigan · ~49 km · Must-see
• Little Lake · lake · Michigan · ~53 km · Must-see
• Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Door · ~56 km · Must-see
• Stavkirke Trinity Lutheran Church · church · Door · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mowe Lake · lake · Delta · ~57 km · Must-see

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Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Snake Island

• Beaver Island · river spot · Charlevoix · ~107 km · Must-see
• North Manitou Island · river spot · Leelanau · ~108 km · Must-see
• Little Hog Island · river spot · Mackinac · ~140 km · Must-see
• Fisherman Island · river spot · Charlevoix · ~141 km · Must-see
• Saint Vital Island · river spot · Delta · ~13 km
• Rocky Island · river spot · Delta · ~19 km
• Summer Island · river spot · Delta · ~24 km
• Poverty Island · river spot · Delta · ~30 km
• Gravelly Island · river spot · Delta · ~31 km
• Gull Island · river spot · Delta · ~32 km

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