Mill Island

Mill 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 Mill 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 Mill Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.96432, -90.94262. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mill Island

• Delabar State Park · park · Henderson · ~0 km · Must-see
• Big River State Forest · sanctuary · Henderson · ~9 km · Must-see
• Saint Pauls Roman Catholic Church · church · Des Moines · ~27 km · Must-see
• Toolesboro Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Louisa · ~28 km · Must-see
• Dankwardt Memorial Park · park · Des Moines · ~31 km · Must-see
• Crapo Park · park · Des Moines · ~31 km · Must-see
• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Bracken · lake · Des Moines · ~64 km · Must-see
• Greenwood Cemetery Chapel · church · Muscatine · ~65 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church Muscatine · church · Muscatine · ~65 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Muscatine · ~65 km · Must-see
• Pine Mills German Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Muscatine · ~72 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo State Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~75 km · Must-see
• Allen Green Refuge · sanctuary · Des Moines · ~8 km
• Bald Bluff · viewpoint · Henderson · ~11 km
• Non-Submersible Earth Dike · fort · Des Moines · ~13 km
• Swift Slough · beach · Des Moines · ~14 km
• Lock & Dam No. 18 Historic District · fort · Des Moines · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mill Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Mill Island

• Blackhawk Island · river spot · Louisa · ~18 km
• Brass Island · river spot · Louisa · ~29 km
• Jonas Johnson Island · river spot · Mercer · ~37 km
• Coleman Island · river spot · Mercer · ~43 km
• Ramsey Island · river spot · Louisa · ~45 km
• Kilpeck Island · river spot · Louisa · ~50 km
• Blanchard Island · river spot · Muscatine · ~56 km
• Horse Island · river spot · Scott · ~76 km
• Credit Island · river spot · Scott · ~81 km
• Campbell's Island · river spot · Rock Island · ~96 km

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