Beaver Island

Beaver 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 Beaver 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 Beaver Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.71978, -91.10990. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Beaver Island

• Crapo Park · park · Des Moines · ~8 km · Must-see
• Dankwardt Memorial Park · park · Des Moines · ~9 km · Must-see
• Saint Pauls Roman Catholic Church · church · Des Moines · ~13 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo State Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~38 km · Must-see
• Delabar State Park · park · Henderson · ~38 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo House · museum · Lee · ~39 km · Must-see
• Historic Carthage Jail · museum · Hancock · ~42 km · Must-see
• Big River State Forest · sanctuary · Henderson · ~48 km · Must-see
• Church of All Saints · church · Lee · ~54 km · Must-see
• Toolesboro Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Louisa · ~59 km · Must-see
• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~61 km · Must-see
• Iliniwek Village State Historic Site · sanctuary · Clark · ~62 km · Must-see
• Shimek State Forest - Farmington Unit · sanctuary · Lee · ~64 km · Must-see
• Battle of Athens State Historic Site · sanctuary · Lee · ~65 km · Must-see
• Weinberg-King State Park · sanctuary · Schuyler · ~71 km · Must-see
• Blackhawk Bottoms Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Des Moines · ~3 km
• Hawkeye Log Cabin · museum · Des Moines · ~8 km
• Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church · church · Des Moines · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Beaver Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Beaver Island

• Blackhawk Island · river spot · Louisa · ~55 km
• Brass Island · river spot · Louisa · ~62 km
• Jonas Johnson Island · river spot · Mercer · ~69 km
• Coleman Island · river spot · Mercer · ~74 km
• Ramsey Island · river spot · Louisa · ~75 km
• Kilpeck Island · river spot · Louisa · ~82 km
• Blanchard Island · river spot · Muscatine · ~88 km
• Horse Island · river spot · Scott · ~114 km
• Credit Island · river spot · Scott · ~120 km
• Campbell's Island · river spot · Rock Island · ~135 km

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