Deer Island

Deer 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 Deer 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 Deer Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.63644, -89.02760. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Deer Island

• Evergreen Lake Dam · lake · Woodford · ~3 km · Must-see
• Lake Bloomington · lake · McLean · ~11 km · Must-see
• Sprague's Super Service · attraction · McLean · ~17 km · Must-see
• McLean County Museum of History · museum · McLean · ~22 km · Must-see
• Miller Park Zoo · sanctuary · McLean · ~23 km · Must-see
• Miller Park · park · McLean · ~24 km · Must-see
• WJBC-AM (Bloomington) · attraction · McLean · ~26 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple of Bloomington-Normal · temple · McLean · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mackinaw River State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Tazewell · ~32 km · Must-see
• Metamora Court House State Historic Site · museum · Woodford · ~41 km · Must-see
• Moraine View State Recreation Area · sanctuary · McLean · ~44 km · Must-see
• Weston Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve · sanctuary · McLean · ~46 km · Must-see
• Farm Creek Section · fort · Tazewell · ~49 km · Must-see
• Woodford State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Tazewell · ~56 km · Must-see
• Peoria Lake · lake · Woodford · ~56 km · Must-see
• Peoria Zoo · sanctuary · Peoria · ~59 km · Must-see
• Luthy Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Peoria · ~59 km · Must-see
• Peoria Riverfront Museum · museum · Peoria · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Deer Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Deer Island

• Plum Island · river spot · LaSalle · ~96 km
• Clark Island · river spot · Putnam · ~98 km
• Langham Island · river spot · Kankakee · ~135 km
• Chillicothe Island · river spot · Woodford · ~61 km
• Coopers Island · river spot · Tazewell · ~66 km
• Coon Hollow Island · river spot · Tazewell · ~89 km
• King Island · river spot · Fulton · ~92 km
• Sturgeon Island · river spot · Fulton · ~93 km
• Delbridge Island · river spot · LaSalle · ~95 km
• Leopold Island · river spot · LaSalle · ~96 km

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