Garner Island

Garner 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 Garner 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 Garner Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.05767, -90.96544. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Garner Island

• Big River State Forest · sanctuary · Henderson · ~6 km · Must-see
• Delabar State Park · park · Henderson · ~14 km · Must-see
• Toolesboro Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Louisa · ~16 km · Must-see
• Saint Pauls Roman Catholic Church · church · Des Moines · ~37 km · Must-see
• Dankwardt Memorial Park · park · Des Moines · ~41 km · Must-see
• Crapo Park · park · Des Moines · ~42 km · Must-see
• Greenwood Cemetery Chapel · church · Muscatine · ~51 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church Muscatine · church · Muscatine · ~51 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Muscatine · ~52 km · Must-see
• Pine Mills German Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Muscatine · ~59 km · Must-see
• John Hauberg Museum of Native American Life · museum · Scott · ~70 km · Must-see
• Black Hawk Forest Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Rock Island · ~70 km · Must-see
• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Bracken · lake · Des Moines · ~70 km · Must-see
• Sunderbruch Park · park · Scott · ~72 km · Must-see
• Longview Park · park · Rock Island · ~73 km · Must-see
• Longview Park Conservatory and Gardens · park · Scott · ~73 km · Must-see
• Old Schuetzen Park · park · Scott · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Garner Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Garner Island

• Blackhawk Island · river spot · Louisa · ~5 km
• Brass Island · river spot · Louisa · ~16 km
• Jonas Johnson Island · river spot · Mercer · ~25 km
• Coleman Island · river spot · Mercer · ~31 km
• Ramsey Island · river spot · Louisa · ~32 km
• Kilpeck Island · river spot · Louisa · ~37 km
• Blanchard Island · river spot · Muscatine · ~43 km
• Horse Island · river spot · Scott · ~66 km
• Credit Island · river spot · Scott · ~71 km
• Campbell's Island · river spot · Rock Island · ~87 km

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