Willow Island

Willow 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 Willow 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 Willow Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.83912, -90.17809. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Willow Island

• Van Allen Building · sanctuary · Clinton · ~1 km · Must-see
• Bickelhaupt Arboretum · sanctuary · Clinton · ~4 km · Must-see
• Albany Mounds State Historic Site · fort · Clinton · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lake Carlton Dam · lake · Whiteside · ~23 km · Must-see
• Morrison-Rockwood State Park · park · Whiteside · ~23 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clinton · ~29 km · Must-see
• Prophetstown State Park · sanctuary · Whiteside · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lost Grove Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Scott · ~37 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Bill Museum · museum · Scott · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lone Star (towboat) · attraction · Scott · ~38 km · Must-see
• Scott County Freedom Rock · attraction · Scott · ~38 km · Must-see
• Dillon Home Museum · museum · Whiteside · ~52 km · Must-see
• Sinnissippi_Mounds · fort · Whiteside · ~54 km · Must-see
• Duck Creek Park · park · Scott · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Carroll Dam · lake · Carroll · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lindsay Park · park · Scott · ~57 km · Must-see
• Indian Springs Park · park · Scott · ~58 km · Must-see
• Vander Veer Botanical Park · park · Scott · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Willow Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Willow Island

• Campbell's Island · river spot · Scott · ~49 km
• Campbell's Island · river spot · Rock Island · ~49 km
• Credit Island · river spot · Scott · ~66 km
• Horse Island · river spot · Scott · ~71 km
• Maquoketa River · river spot · Jackson · ~77 km
• Ninemile Island · river spot · Dubuque · ~92 km
• Blanchard Island · river spot · Muscatine · ~114 km
• Kilpeck Island · river spot · Louisa · ~119 km
• Clark Island · river spot · Putnam · ~120 km
• Island 212 · river spot · Grant · ~123 km

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