Bartoo Island

Bartoo 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 Bartoo 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 Bartoo Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.54723, -116.87357. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bartoo Island

• Priest Lake · lake · Bonner · ~9 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock Middle Cairn · viewpoint · Boundary · ~19 km · Must-see
• Temple Mountain · temple · Boundary · ~30 km · Must-see
• Kent Peak · viewpoint · Boundary · ~31 km · Must-see
• Bead Lake Peak · lake · Pend Oreille · ~39 km · Must-see
• McArthur Dam · lake · Boundary · ~40 km · Must-see
• Pacific Northwest Trail · trek · Boundary · ~52 km · Must-see
• KBFI-AM (Bonners Ferry) · attraction · Boundary · ~53 km · Must-see
• Salmo-Priest Wilderness · sanctuary · Pend Oreille · ~55 km · Must-see
• Round Lake State Park · lake · Bonner · ~58 km · Must-see
• Gypsy Peak · viewpoint · Pend Oreille · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lime Lake · lake · Pend Oreille · ~62 km · Must-see
• Snowy Top · viewpoint · Boundary · ~63 km · Must-see
• Boundary-Smith Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Boundary · ~67 km · Must-see
• Moyie Dam · lake · Boundary · ~69 km · Must-see
• Pend Oreille Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Bonner · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Pend Oreille · lake · Bonner · ~72 km · Must-see
• Hunt Falls · waterfall · Bonner · ~6 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bartoo Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Bartoo Island

• Kootenay River · river spot · Regional District of Central Kootenay · ~128 km · Must-see
• Moyie River · river spot · Idaho · ~99 km
• Blackwell Island · river spot · Kootenai · ~121 km
• Papoose Island · river spot · Bonner · ~2 km
• Fourmile Island · river spot · Bonner · ~3 km
• Kalispell Island · river spot · Bonner · ~4 km
• Eightmile Island · river spot · Bonner · ~5 km
• Twin Islands · river spot · Bonner · ~16 km
• Chipmunk Rapids · river spot · Bonner · ~18 km
• Cooks Island · river spot · Pend Oreille · ~50 km

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