Mud Island

Mud 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Mud Island

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Mud Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.19445, -91.49633. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mud Island

• Church of All Saints · church · Lee · ~30 km · Must-see
• Iliniwek Village State Historic Site · sanctuary · Clark · ~33 km · Must-see
• Historic Carthage Jail · museum · Hancock · ~49 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo House · museum · Lee · ~49 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo State Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~50 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Chapel and Cemetery · church · Adams · ~52 km · Must-see
• Battle of Athens State Historic Site · sanctuary · Lee · ~59 km · Must-see
• Weinberg-King State Park · sanctuary · Schuyler · ~63 km · Must-see
• Shimek State Forest - Farmington Unit · sanctuary · Lee · ~66 km · Must-see
• Riverview Park · park · Marion · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum · museum · Marion · ~69 km · Must-see
• Rickey Hollow · viewpoint · Marion · ~71 km · Must-see
• McCullough South Dam · lake · Lewis · ~5 km
• Guard Wall · fort · Lewis · ~7 km
• Dam No. 20 · lake · Adams · ~7 km
• Upstream Guide Wall · fort · Lewis · ~7 km
• Lock & Dam No. 20 Historic District · fort · Lewis · ~7 km
• Auxiliary Lock · fort · Lewis · ~7 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mud Island

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Mud Island

• Iliniwek Village State Historic Site · sanctuary · Clark · ~33 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo State Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~50 km · Must-see
• Battle of Athens State Historic Site · sanctuary · Lee · ~59 km · Must-see
• Weinberg-King State Park · sanctuary · Schuyler · ~63 km · Must-see
• Shimek State Forest - Farmington Unit · sanctuary · Lee · ~66 km · Must-see
• Free Frank McWorter Grave Site · sanctuary · Pike · ~85 km · Must-see
• James B. Weaver House · sanctuary · Davis · ~124 km · Must-see
• Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~126 km · Must-see
• Big River State Forest · sanctuary · Henderson · ~131 km · Must-see
• Toolesboro Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Louisa · ~139 km · Must-see

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