Big Island

Big 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 Big 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 Big Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.99820, -79.89768. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Island

• Lake Tillery · lake · Chesterfield · ~35 km · Must-see
• Old St. David's Episcopal Church · church · Chesterfield · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Tillery · lake · Stanly · ~47 km · Must-see
• Morrow Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Stanly · ~57 km · Must-see
• Uwharrie National Forest · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~61 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Chesterfield · ~62 km · Must-see
• Badin Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~63 km · Must-see
• Goodwin State Forest · sanctuary · Moore · ~68 km · Must-see
• Tuckertown Dam · lake · Stanly · ~75 km · Must-see
• Blewett Falls Dam · waterfall · Richmond · ~2 km
• Blewett Falls Lake · waterfall · Marlboro · ~3 km
• Blewett Falls - Intake Dam · waterfall · Anson · ~3 km
• Great Falls Mill · waterfall · Marlboro · ~16 km
• Great Falls Mill · waterfall · Richmond · ~16 km
• Great Falls Pond · waterfall · Marlboro · ~16 km
• Hinson Lake · lake · Marlboro · ~19 km
• Wall Pond Dam · lake · Richmond · ~19 km
• Liberty Hill School · fort · Richmond · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Big Island

• Palmer Island · river spot · Stanly · ~65 km
• Witherspoon Island · river spot · Darlington · ~98 km
• McKay Island · river spot · Lee · ~125 km
• Fewell Island · river spot · York · ~126 km
• Goat Island · river spot · York · ~131 km
• Mountain Island · river spot · Gaston · ~133 km
• Governors Island · river spot · Lincoln · ~140 km
• Gold Mine Island · river spot · Iredell · ~141 km
• Grassy Islands · river spot · Anson · ~7 km
• Buzzard Island · river spot · Richmond · ~24 km

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