Dead Island

Dead 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 Dead 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 Dead Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -42.90224, 147.21710. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dead Island

• kunanyi / Mount Wellington · viewpoint · City of Hobart · ~2 km · Must-see
• Wellington Falls · waterfall · Kingborough · ~4 km · Must-see
• Tolosa Park · park · City of Glenorchy · ~8 km · Must-see
• Cascade Women's Prison Hobart, Tasmania · waterfall · City of Hobart · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lightwood Park · park · Kingborough · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lords Beach · beach · City of Hobart · ~11 km · Must-see
• St David's Park · park · City of Hobart · ~12 km · Must-see
• Hobart Synagogue · attraction · City of Hobart · ~12 km · Must-see
• Franklin Square · park · City of Hobart · ~12 km · Must-see
• Salamanca Market · attraction · City of Hobart · ~12 km · Must-see
• Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery · museum · City of Hobart · ~12 km · Must-see
• Sullivans Cove · beach · Tasmania · ~12 km · Must-see
• Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · City of Hobart · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mount Nelson · viewpoint · City of Hobart · ~13 km · Must-see
• Nutgrove Beach · beach · City of Hobart · ~14 km · Must-see
• Long Beach · beach · Tasmania · ~14 km · Must-see
• Shot Tower · fort · Kingborough · ~14 km · Must-see
• Hinsby Beach · beach · Kingborough · ~15 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dead Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Dead Island

• Iron Pot · river spot · City of Clarence · ~30 km · Must-see
• Bruny Island · river spot · Tasmania · ~54 km · Must-see
• Maria Island · river spot · Glamorgan-Spring Bay · ~95 km · Must-see
• Maatsuyker Island · river spot · Huon Valley · ~141 km · Must-see
• Jordan River · river spot · Brighton · ~23 km
• Barren Island · river spot · City of Clarence · ~34 km
• Betsey Island · river spot · City of Clarence · ~35 km
• Woody Island · river spot · Sorell · ~37 km
• Snake Island · river spot · Kingborough · ~38 km
• Little Spectacle Island · river spot · Sorell · ~39 km

All rivers, islands & mangroves in Tasmania

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