Power Island

Power 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 Power 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 Power Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.86492, -85.57621. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Power Island

• Dennos Museum Center · museum · Grand Traverse · ~14 km · Must-see
• Keith J. Charters Traverse City State Park · park · Grand Traverse · ~16 km · Must-see
• Grand Traverse Bay Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Leelanau · lake · Leelanau · ~19 km · Must-see
• Elk Lake · lake · Antrim · ~19 km · Must-see
• Old Mission State Park · sanctuary · Grand Traverse · ~19 km · Must-see
• Old Mission Point Lighthouse · beach · Michigan · ~20 km · Must-see
• Boardman Valley Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Grand Traverse · ~20 km · Must-see
• Skegemog Point Site · fort · Grand Traverse · ~24 km · Must-see
• Boardman/Ottaway River Trail · trek · Grand Traverse · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Skegemog · lake · Kalkaska · ~26 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~26 km · Must-see
• Torch Lake · lake · Antrim · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lime Lake · lake · Leelanau · ~27 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~27 km · Must-see
• Spider Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~28 km · Must-see
• Arbutus Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Power Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Power Island

• North Manitou Island · river spot · Leelanau · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fisherman Island · river spot · Charlevoix · ~62 km · Must-see
• Beaver Island · river spot · Charlevoix · ~111 km · Must-see
• Bassett Island · river spot · Grand Traverse · ~1 km
• Brush Island · river spot · Grand Traverse · ~26 km
• Fox Island · river spot · Grand Traverse · ~26 km
• Long Island · river spot · Grand Traverse · ~27 km
• Bellow Island · river spot · Michigan · ~33 km
• Helen Island · river spot · Grand Traverse · ~47 km
• Florence Island · river spot · Grand Traverse · ~48 km

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