Fransen Island

Fransen 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 Fransen 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 Fransen Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.62620, -93.25031. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fransen Island

• Fort Saint Pierre · fort · Minnesota · ~10 km · Must-see
• Rat Root Lake · lake · Koochiching · ~17 km · Must-see
• Rainy Lake · lake · Manitoba · ~18 km · Must-see
• Rainy Lake · lake · Minnesota · ~20 km · Must-see
• Kabetogama Lake · lake · Saint Louis · ~35 km · Must-see
• Indian Hill · viewpoint · Saint Louis · ~44 km · Must-see
• Grand Mound · fort · Koochiching · ~45 km · Must-see
• Voyageurs National Park · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~46 km · Must-see
• Beast Lake · lake · Saint Louis · ~48 km · Must-see
• Otter Tail Lake · lake · Manitoba · ~62 km · Must-see
• Namakan Lake · lake · Minnesota · ~62 km · Must-see
• Nowhere Island · river spot · Minnesota · ~5 km
• Red Sucker Island · river spot · Koochiching · ~5 km
• Ranier Beach · lake · Koochiching · ~9 km
• Sand Bay · beach · Minnesota · ~9 km
• Dove Island · lake · Koochiching · ~9 km
• Rainy Lake Visitor Center Day Use Area · lake · Koochiching · ~10 km
• Fort Frances Museum and Cultural Centre · museum · Minnesota · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Fransen Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Fransen Island

• Nowhere Island · river spot · Minnesota · ~5 km
• Red Sucker Island · river spot · Koochiching · ~5 km
• Cutover Island · river spot · Saint Louis · ~30 km
• Martin Island · river spot · Saint Louis · ~35 km
• Moxie Island · river spot · Saint Louis · ~36 km
• Muskeg Creek · river spot · Northwestern Ontario · ~38 km
• Cemetery Island · river spot · Saint Louis · ~51 km
• Kettle Island · river spot · Minnesota · ~59 km
• Oak Point Island · river spot · Minnesota · ~61 km
• Blackstone Island · river spot · Minnesota · ~63 km

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