Birch Island

Birch 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 Birch 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 Birch Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.98114, -91.44225. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Birch Island

• Snowbank Lake · lake · Lake · ~4 km · Must-see
• Boot Lake · lake · Lake · ~9 km · Must-see
• Ensign Lake · lake · Lake · ~10 km · Must-see
• Disappointment Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~11 km · Must-see
• Ima Lake · lake · Lake · ~16 km · Must-see
• Crawford Lake · lake · Manitoba · ~21 km · Must-see
• Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness · sanctuary · Lake · ~22 km · Must-see
• Superior National Forest · sanctuary · Lake · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fraser Lake · lake · Lake · ~23 km · Must-see
• Newton Falls · waterfall · Lake · ~26 km · Must-see
• Farm Lake · lake · Lake · ~29 km · Must-see
• Tin Can Mike Lake · lake · Lake · ~32 km · Must-see
• Ogishkemuncie Lake · lake · Lake · ~38 km · Must-see
• Crooked Lake · lake · Lake · ~43 km · Must-see
• Howard Lake · lake · Lake · ~45 km · Must-see
• Burntside Lake · lake · Saint Louis · ~50 km · Must-see
• Kelso Lake · lake · Cook · ~51 km · Must-see
• Sea Gull Lake · lake · Cook · ~52 km · Must-see

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• Sturgeon Narrows · river spot · Northwestern Ontario · ~72 km
• Spider Island · river spot · Saint Louis · ~80 km
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• Indian Island · river spot · Minnesota · ~82 km
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