Cairns Island

Cairns 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 Cairns 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 Cairns Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.36607, -75.29811. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cairns Island

• Lake Lacawac · lake · Wayne · ~2 km · Must-see
• Lake Wallenpaupack · lake · Pike · ~8 km · Must-see
• Promised Land State Park · sanctuary · Pike · ~12 km · Must-see
• Fairview Lake · lake · Pike · ~13 km · Must-see
• Varden Conservation Area · sanctuary · Wayne · ~19 km · Must-see
• Delaware State Forest · sanctuary · Monroe · ~25 km · Must-see
• Gouldsboro State Park · sanctuary · Monroe · ~26 km · Must-see
• Tobyhanna State Park · sanctuary · Monroe · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Teedyuskung · lake · Pike · ~30 km · Must-see
• Archbald Pothole State Park · park · Lackawanna · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Scranton Dam · lake · Lackawanna · ~35 km · Must-see
• Thunder Swamp Trail System · trek · Pike · ~35 km · Must-see
• Stillwater Lake · lake · Warren · ~36 km · Must-see
• Nay Aug Park · park · Lackawanna · ~36 km · Must-see
• Zane Grey Museum · museum · Pike · ~36 km · Must-see
• Everhart Museum · museum · Lackawanna · ~36 km · Must-see
• Delaware State Forest · sanctuary · Warren · ~36 km · Must-see
• Nesbitt Reservoir · lake · Lackawanna · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cairns Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Cairns Island

• Constitution Island · river spot · Putnam · ~140 km · Must-see
• Conservation Island · river spot · Pike · ~13 km
• Pinchot Island · river spot · Pike · ~25 km
• Nebo Island · river spot · Pike · ~35 km
• Buck Bar · river spot · Sussex · ~50 km
• Namanock Island · river spot · Sussex · ~50 km
• Depew Island · river spot · Warren · ~52 km
• Poxono Island · river spot · Warren · ~53 km
• Depue Island · river spot · Monroe · ~54 km
• Shawnee Island · river spot · Monroe · ~54 km

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