Belle Island

Belle Island: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this island: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Belle Island

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Belle Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.65035, -71.77857. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Belle Island

• Newfound Lake · lake · Grafton · ~2 km · Must-see
• Ayer Island Station Pond · lake · Grafton · ~11 km · Must-see
• Sculptured Rocks Geologic Site · sanctuary · Grafton · ~11 km · Must-see
• Tenney Mountain · viewpoint · Grafton · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mount Cardigan · viewpoint · Grafton · ~14 km · Must-see
• Dana Meeting House · fort · Belknap · ~15 km · Must-see
• Chapel of the Holy Cross · church · Grafton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Trinity Church · church · Grafton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Pemigewasset Lake · lake · Belknap · ~19 km · Must-see
• Little Squam Lake · lake · Grafton · ~20 km · Must-see
• Dorchester Community Church · church · Grafton · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Wicwas · lake · Belknap · ~24 km · Must-see
• White Oak Pond · lake · Grafton · ~24 km · Must-see
• Emily & Theodore Hope Forest · sanctuary · Merrimack · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Waukewan · lake · Belknap · ~26 km · Must-see
• Ragged Mountain · viewpoint · Merrimack · ~26 km · Must-see
• Canaan Street Lake · lake · Grafton · ~26 km · Must-see
• Webster Lake · lake · Merrimack · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Belle Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Belle Island

• Bear Island · river spot · Belknap · ~38 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Island · river spot · Belknap · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mayhew Island · river spot · Grafton · ~4 km
• Sumner Island · river spot · Belknap · ~15 km
• Potato Island · river spot · Grafton · ~25 km
• Chapman Island · river spot · Belknap · ~25 km
• Perch Island · river spot · Grafton · ~26 km
• Laurel Island · river spot · Grafton · ~27 km
• Bowman Island · river spot · Grafton · ~28 km
• Mooney Island · river spot · Grafton · ~28 km

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