Willow Island

Willow 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 river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

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

Coordinates: 42.79679, -91.09753. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Willow Island

• Bussey Lake · lake · Clayton · ~2 km · Must-see
• Nelson Dewey State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~11 km · Must-see
• Turkey River Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~13 km · Must-see
• Wyalusing State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~25 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak State Park · sanctuary · Clayton · ~31 km · Must-see
• Bridge Street · fort · Clayton · ~32 km · Must-see
• Effigy Mounds National Monument · sanctuary · Clayton · ~33 km · Must-see
• Fort Crawford · museum · Clayton · ~35 km · Must-see
• Bixby State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~36 km · Must-see
• Spook Cave · cave · Clayton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Limery Ridge Savanna State Natural Area · sanctuary · Clayton · ~40 km · Must-see
• Saint Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Basilica · church · Dubuque · ~44 km · Must-see
• National Farm Toy Museum · museum · Dubuque · ~45 km · Must-see
• Couler Valley · viewpoint · Dubuque · ~52 km · Must-see
• Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Dubuque · ~53 km · Must-see
• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~58 km · Must-see
• Eagle Point Park · fort · Dubuque · ~58 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 11 · lake · Grant · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Willow Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Willow Island

• French Island · river spot · La Crosse · ~149 km · Must-see
• Island 186 · river spot · Grant · ~9 km
• French Island · river spot · Grant · ~10 km
• Island 181 · river spot · Grant · ~17 km
• Jack Oak Island · river spot · Grant · ~19 km
• Island 201 · river spot · Grant · ~28 km
• Hurricane Island · river spot · Grant · ~32 km
• Rosebrook Island · river spot · Grant · ~37 km
• Island 209 · river spot · Grant · ~40 km
• Island 211 · river spot · Grant · ~44 km

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