The Ridge

The Ridge: 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 The Ridge

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 The Ridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.63151, -91.23999. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Ridge

• Nauvoo State Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~19 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo House · museum · Lee · ~20 km · Must-see
• Crapo Park · park · Des Moines · ~25 km · Must-see
• Dankwardt Memorial Park · park · Des Moines · ~25 km · Must-see
• Saint Pauls Roman Catholic Church · church · Des Moines · ~29 km · Must-see
• Historic Carthage Jail · museum · Hancock · ~32 km · Must-see
• Church of All Saints · church · Lee · ~36 km · Must-see
• Iliniwek Village State Historic Site · sanctuary · Clark · ~43 km · Must-see
• Battle of Athens State Historic Site · sanctuary · Lee · ~49 km · Must-see
• Shimek State Forest - Farmington Unit · sanctuary · Lee · ~49 km · Must-see
• Delabar State Park · park · Henderson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Big River State Forest · sanctuary · Henderson · ~65 km · Must-see
• Weinberg-King State Park · sanctuary · Schuyler · ~66 km · Must-see
• Toolesboro Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Louisa · ~73 km · Must-see
• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~74 km · Must-see
• Fort Madison Bridge · fort · Lee · ~6 km
• BNSF Chillicothe Subdivision · fort · Lee · ~6 km
• Old Fort Madison · fort · Lee · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of The Ridge

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near The Ridge

• Blackhawk Island · river spot · Louisa · ~71 km
• Brass Island · river spot · Louisa · ~77 km
• Jonas Johnson Island · river spot · Mercer · ~83 km
• Coleman Island · river spot · Mercer · ~87 km
• Ramsey Island · river spot · Louisa · ~89 km
• Kilpeck Island · river spot · Louisa · ~96 km
• Blanchard Island · river spot · Muscatine · ~102 km
• Shuck Island · river spot · Marion · ~128 km
• Pearl Island · river spot · Pike · ~129 km
• Horse Island · river spot · Scott · ~131 km

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