Plum Island

Plum 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 Plum 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 Plum Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.32498, -88.99660. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Plum Island

• Starved Rock State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~2 km · Must-see
• Matthiessen State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~6 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Rock State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~8 km · Must-see
• Volvo Island · attraction · LaSalle · ~21 km · Must-see
• Illini State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Depue State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Bureau · ~35 km · Must-see
• Donnelley State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Putnam · ~36 km · Must-see
• LaSalle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · LaSalle · ~39 km · Must-see
• Senachwine Lake · lake · Putnam · ~42 km · Must-see
• Bartlett Woods Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Lee · ~45 km · Must-see
• Owen Lovejoy Homestead · fort · Bureau · ~48 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge - Billsbach Unit · sanctuary · Marshall · ~52 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge - Cameron Unit · sanctuary · Marshall · ~54 km · Must-see
• Gebhard Woods State Park · park · Grundy · ~59 km · Must-see
• Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area · lake · DeKalb · ~61 km · Must-see
• William G. Stratton State Park · park · Grundy · ~61 km · Must-see
• Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Kendall · ~64 km · Must-see
• Farnsworth House · sanctuary · Kendall · ~64 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Plum Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Plum Island

• Clark Island · river spot · Putnam · ~27 km
• Powers Island · river spot · Kane · ~87 km
• Stolp Island · river spot · Kane · ~93 km
• Clark Island · river spot · Kane · ~102 km
• Langham Island · river spot · Kankakee · ~110 km
• Eagle Island · river spot · Kankakee · ~136 km
• Koops Island · river spot · Kankakee · ~137 km
• Parish Island · river spot · Kankakee · ~138 km
• Salt Creek · river spot · Cook · ~139 km
• Cal-Sag Channel · river spot · Cook · ~145 km

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