Picnic Island

Picnic 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 island: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Picnic 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 Picnic Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.99485, -71.35131. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Picnic Island

• Mine Hill · viewpoint · Rockingham · ~2 km · Must-see
• Massabesic Lake · lake · Rockingham · ~3 km · Must-see
• Crystal Lake · lake · Hillsborough · ~8 km · Must-see
• Manchester Alliance Church · church · Hillsborough · ~10 km · Must-see
• Currier Museum of Art · museum · Hillsborough · ~11 km · Must-see
• Chester Congregational & Baptist Church · church · Rockingham · ~11 km · Must-see
• Brigadier General John Stark · park · Hillsborough · ~11 km · Must-see
• Amoskeag Falls · waterfall · Hillsborough · ~12 km · Must-see
• Matthew Thornton House · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~15 km · Must-see
• Sebbins Pond · lake · Hillsborough · ~16 km · Must-see
• Robert Frost Historic Site · attraction · Rockingham · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lily Pond · lake · Rockingham · ~19 km · Must-see
• Bridge Park · viewpoint · Merrimack · ~21 km · Must-see
• Taylor's Bingo Hall · lake · Rockingham · ~22 km · Must-see
• Big Island Pond · lake · Rockingham · ~23 km · Must-see
• Pawtuckaway Lake · lake · Rockingham · ~25 km · Must-see
• America's Stonehenge · fort · Rockingham · ~26 km · Must-see
• Arlington Mill Reservoir · lake · Rockingham · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Picnic Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Picnic Island

• White Island · river spot · Rockingham · ~74 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Island · river spot · Belknap · ~80 km · Must-see
• Bear Island · river spot · Belknap · ~90 km · Must-see
• Egg Rock · river spot · Essex · ~91 km · Must-see
• Castle Rock · river spot · Essex · ~92 km · Must-see
• Browns Island · river spot · Rockingham · ~4 km
• Fletcher Island · river spot · Hillsborough · ~4 km
• Birch Island · river spot · Rockingham · ~5 km
• Carthagina Island · river spot · Hillsborough · ~13 km
• Governors Island · river spot · Rockingham · ~23 km

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