Mound Island

Mound 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 Mound 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 Mound Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.03725, -90.15526. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mound Island

• Goose Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clinton · ~27 km · Must-see
• Van Allen Building · sanctuary · Clinton · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bickelhaupt Arboretum · sanctuary · Clinton · ~28 km · Must-see
• Morrison-Rockwood State Park · park · Whiteside · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Carroll Dam · lake · Carroll · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Carlton Dam · lake · Whiteside · ~34 km · Must-see
• Albany Mounds State Historic Site · fort · Clinton · ~36 km · Must-see
• Bellevue State Park · sanctuary · Jackson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Apple River Fort · fort · Jackson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 12 · lake · Jo Daviess · ~41 km · Must-see
• Big Mill Homestead · park · Jackson · ~49 km · Must-see
• Fritz Chapel · church · Jackson · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Galena · lake · Jackson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Prophetstown State Park · sanctuary · Whiteside · ~56 km · Must-see
• Apple River Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Jo Daviess · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lost Grove Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Scott · ~60 km · Must-see
• Dillon Home Museum · museum · Whiteside · ~60 km · Must-see
• Sinnissippi_Mounds · fort · Whiteside · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mound Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Mound Island

• Maquoketa River · river spot · Jackson · ~63 km
• Ninemile Island · river spot · Dubuque · ~70 km
• Campbell's Island · river spot · Scott · ~74 km
• Campbell's Island · river spot · Rock Island · ~75 km
• Credit Island · river spot · Scott · ~89 km
• Horse Island · river spot · Scott · ~95 km
• Island 212 · river spot · Grant · ~100 km
• Island 211 · river spot · Grant · ~102 km
• Island 209 · river spot · Grant · ~106 km
• Rosebrook Island · river spot · Grant · ~108 km

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