East Island

East 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 East 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 East Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.57392, -91.01171. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near East Island

• Grand Canyon · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~15 km · Must-see
• Klondike Park · park · Calhoun · ~19 km · Must-see
• August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~34 km · Must-see
• Clarks Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~35 km · Must-see
• Rockwoods Range Conservation Area · park · Saint Louis · ~35 km · Must-see
• Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~35 km · Must-see
• Howell Island Conservation Area · park · Calhoun · ~36 km · Must-see
• Greensfelder County Park · park · Saint Louis · ~37 km · Must-see
• Rockwoods Reservation · park · Saint Louis · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mid America Adventure · park · Saint Louis · ~38 km · Must-see
• Henley Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~40 km · Must-see
• LaBarque Creek Conservation Area · sanctuary · Monroe · ~40 km · Must-see
• LaBarque Creek Conservation Area · park · Jefferson · ~40 km · Must-see
• Myron and Sonya Glassberg Conservation Area · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~40 km · Must-see
• Allenton Access · sanctuary · Monroe · ~41 km · Must-see
• Young Conservation Area · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Don Robinson State Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lepp Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of East Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near East Island

• Jane Downing Island · river spot · Saint Louis · ~57 km
• Martin Towhead · river spot · Calhoun · ~62 km
• Hat Island · river spot · Calhoun · ~62 km
• Apple Island · river spot · Calhoun · ~62 km
• Johnson Island · river spot · Calhoun · ~64 km
• Big River · river spot · Jefferson · ~66 km
• Calhoun Island · river spot · Calhoun · ~76 km
• River des Peres · river spot · Saint Louis · ~78 km
• Mortland Island · river spot · Calhoun · ~88 km
• Mosenthein Island · river spot · Madison · ~90 km

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