Lead Island

Lead 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 Lead 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 Lead Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.64387, -91.24391. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lead Island

• Nauvoo State Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~20 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo House · museum · Lee · ~21 km · Must-see
• Crapo Park · park · Des Moines · ~24 km · Must-see
• Dankwardt Memorial Park · park · Des Moines · ~24 km · Must-see
• Saint Pauls Roman Catholic Church · church · Des Moines · ~28 km · Must-see
• Historic Carthage Jail · museum · Hancock · ~34 km · Must-see
• Church of All Saints · church · Lee · ~38 km · Must-see
• Iliniwek Village State Historic Site · sanctuary · Clark · ~44 km · Must-see
• Shimek State Forest - Farmington Unit · sanctuary · Lee · ~49 km · Must-see
• Battle of Athens State Historic Site · sanctuary · Lee · ~49 km · Must-see
• Delabar State Park · park · Henderson · ~54 km · Must-see
• Big River State Forest · sanctuary · Henderson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Weinberg-King State Park · sanctuary · Schuyler · ~68 km · Must-see
• Toolesboro Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Louisa · ~72 km · Must-see
• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~74 km · Must-see
• Jollyville Hill · viewpoint · Lee · ~6 km
• Fort Madison Bridge · fort · Lee · ~6 km
• BNSF Chillicothe Subdivision · fort · Lee · ~6 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lead Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Lead Island

• Blackhawk Island · river spot · Louisa · ~70 km
• Brass Island · river spot · Louisa · ~76 km
• Jonas Johnson Island · river spot · Mercer · ~81 km
• Coleman Island · river spot · Mercer · ~85 km
• Ramsey Island · river spot · Louisa · ~87 km
• Kilpeck Island · river spot · Louisa · ~94 km
• Blanchard Island · river spot · Muscatine · ~101 km
• Shuck Island · river spot · Marion · ~130 km
• Horse Island · river spot · Scott · ~130 km
• Pearl Island · river spot · Pike · ~131 km

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