Summer Island

Summer 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 Summer 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 Summer Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.56725, -86.64306. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Summer Island

• Little Summer Island · lake · Delta · ~7 km · Must-see
• Fayette State Park · park · Delta · ~21 km · Must-see
• Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Michigan · ~25 km · Must-see
• Rock Island State Park · sanctuary · Door · ~27 km · Must-see
• Rock Island II Site · fort · Michigan · ~27 km · Must-see
• Peninsula Point Lighthouse · beach · Delta · ~34 km · Must-see
• Minneapolis Shoal Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~35 km · Must-see
• Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Door · ~35 km · Must-see
• Little Lake · lake · Michigan · ~36 km · Must-see
• Stavkirke Trinity Lutheran Church · church · Door · ~38 km · Must-see
• Nahma and Northern Railway Locomotive Number 5 · attraction · Delta · ~38 km · Must-see
• Grand Traverse Island State Park · sanctuary · Door · ~43 km · Must-see
• Sand Point Lighthouse · beach · Delta · ~46 km · Must-see
• Moss Lake · lake · Delta · ~47 km · Must-see
• Pilot Island Lighthouse · beach · Door · ~48 km · Must-see
• Europe Lake · lake · Michigan · ~53 km · Must-see
• Gravel Island National Widlife Refuge · sanctuary · Door · ~57 km · Must-see
• Newport State Park · sanctuary · Door · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Summer Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Summer Island

• North Manitou Island · river spot · Leelanau · ~89 km · Must-see
• Beaver Island · river spot · Charlevoix · ~106 km · Must-see
• Fisherman Island · river spot · Charlevoix · ~131 km · Must-see
• Little Hog Island · river spot · Mackinac · ~149 km · Must-see
• Poverty Island · river spot · Delta · ~6 km
• Rocky Island · river spot · Delta · ~9 km
• Gravelly Island · river spot · Delta · ~10 km
• Gull Island · river spot · Delta · ~11 km
• Little Gull Island · river spot · Delta · ~12 km
• Saint Martin Island · river spot · Delta · ~16 km

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