Poverty Island

Poverty 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 Poverty 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 Poverty Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.52673, -86.66358. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Poverty Island

• Little Summer Island · lake · Delta · ~12 km · Must-see
• Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Michigan · ~20 km · Must-see
• Rock Island State Park · sanctuary · Door · ~22 km · Must-see
• Rock Island II Site · fort · Michigan · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fayette State Park · park · Delta · ~27 km · Must-see
• Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Door · ~29 km · Must-see
• Little Lake · lake · Michigan · ~32 km · Must-see
• Stavkirke Trinity Lutheran Church · church · Door · ~33 km · Must-see
• Minneapolis Shoal Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~33 km · Must-see
• Peninsula Point Lighthouse · beach · Delta · ~35 km · Must-see
• Grand Traverse Island State Park · sanctuary · Door · ~37 km · Must-see
• Pilot Island Lighthouse · beach · Door · ~42 km · Must-see
• Nahma and Northern Railway Locomotive Number 5 · attraction · Delta · ~44 km · Must-see
• Europe Lake · lake · Michigan · ~47 km · Must-see
• Sand Point Lighthouse · beach · Delta · ~48 km · Must-see
• Gravel Island National Widlife Refuge · sanctuary · Door · ~51 km · Must-see
• Newport State Park · sanctuary · Door · ~51 km · Must-see
• Moss Lake · lake · Delta · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Poverty Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Poverty Island

• North Manitou Island · river spot · Leelanau · ~86 km · Must-see
• Beaver Island · river spot · Charlevoix · ~109 km · Must-see
• Fisherman Island · river spot · Charlevoix · ~132 km · Must-see
• Gull Island · river spot · Delta · ~6 km
• Summer Island · river spot · Delta · ~6 km
• Gravelly Island · river spot · Delta · ~6 km
• Little Gull Island · river spot · Delta · ~6 km
• Saint Martin Island · river spot · Delta · ~11 km
• Rocky Island · river spot · Delta · ~12 km
• Fish Island · river spot · Michigan · ~21 km

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