Shad Island

Shad 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 Shad 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 Shad Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.46225, -74.39048. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shad Island

• Brigantine Lighthouse · beach · Atlantic · ~9 km · Must-see
• Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve · sanctuary · Atlantic · ~11 km · Must-see
• Absecon Lighthouse · beach · Atlantic · ~14 km · Must-see
• Steel Pier · park · Atlantic · ~15 km · Must-see
• Atlantic City Boardwalk · trek · Atlantic · ~15 km · Must-see
• Chicken Bone Beach · beach · Atlantic · ~16 km · Must-see
• Field Loop (Yellow-dot) Trail · trek · Burlington · ~18 km · Must-see
• Beach Haven Historic District · beach · Ocean · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lucy the Elephant · fort · Atlantic · ~24 km · Must-see
• Pinelands National Reserve · sanctuary · Burlington · ~28 km · Must-see
• Long Beach Island · beach · Ocean · ~31 km · Must-see
• Bass River State Forest · sanctuary · Burlington · ~33 km · Must-see
• Makepeace Lake · lake · Atlantic · ~40 km · Must-see
• Penn State Forest · sanctuary · Burlington · ~40 km · Must-see
• Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Ocean · ~41 km · Must-see
• Corson's Inlet State Park · sanctuary · Cape May · ~45 km · Must-see
• Little Beach · beach · Ocean · ~45 km · Must-see
• Batona Trail · trek · Burlington · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Shad Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Shad Island

• Reedy Island · river spot · New Castle · ~126 km · Must-see
• Egg Island · river spot · Atlantic · ~4 km
• Salt Island · river spot · Atlantic · ~5 km
• Elder Island · river spot · Atlantic · ~5 km
• Pullen Island · river spot · Atlantic · ~7 km
• Brigantine Island · river spot · Atlantic · ~7 km
• Fish Island · river spot · Ocean · ~8 km
• Boot Island · river spot · Atlantic · ~9 km
• Horseshoe Island · river spot · Atlantic · ~9 km
• Osborne Island · river spot · Ocean · ~12 km

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