Richards Point

Richards Point: 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 Richards Point

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 Richards Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.95884, -74.95872. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Richards Point

• Massena Beach · church · Vermont · ~2 km · Must-see
• Croil Island State Park · sanctuary · Saint Lawrence · ~2 km · Must-see
• Upper Canada Village · park · Vermont · ~11 km · Must-see
• Robert Moses State Park (Thousand Islands) · sanctuary · Saint Lawrence · ~15 km · Must-see
• Moses-Saunders Dam · lake · Saint Lawrence · ~17 km · Must-see
• Coles Creek State Park · sanctuary · Saint Lawrence · ~20 km · Must-see
• Glengarry House National Historic Site · attraction · Eastern Ontario · ~35 km · Must-see
• Iroquois Dam · lake · Saint Lawrence · ~38 km · Must-see
• Norwood Reservoir · lake · Vermont · ~42 km · Must-see
• Sir John Johnson House National Historic Site · fort · Eastern Ontario · ~45 km · Must-see
• Bethune-Thompson House / White House · fort · Eastern Ontario · ~46 km · Must-see
• Glengarry Highland Games · attraction · Eastern Ontario · ~48 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Chapel · church · Vermont · ~48 km · Must-see
• Galop Island State Park · sanctuary · Saint Lawrence · ~50 km · Must-see
• Glengarry Cairn · attraction · Eastern Ontario · ~51 km · Must-see
• Calypso Water Park · park · Eastern Ontario · ~56 km · Must-see
• St. Finnan's Catholic Church · church · Eastern Ontario · ~58 km · Must-see
• Higley Falls Reservoir · waterfall · Vermont · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Richards Point

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Richards Point

• Cummings Island · river spot · Eastern Ontario · ~96 km · Must-see
• Porter Island · river spot · Eastern Ontario · ~97 km · Must-see
• Green Island · river spot · Eastern Ontario · ~98 km · Must-see
• Lemieux Island · river spot · Eastern Ontario · ~99 km · Must-see
• Club nautique de l'Île Perrot · river spot · Montérégie · ~119 km · Must-see
• Île Dowker · river spot · Montérégie · ~121 km · Must-see
• Little Grenadier Island · river spot · Eastern Ontario · ~123 km · Must-see
• Île Bizard · river spot · Montreal (administrative region) · ~128 km · Must-see
• Île Bigras · river spot · Laval (administrative region) · ~133 km · Must-see
• Île Pariseau · river spot · Laval (administrative region) · ~134 km · Must-see

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