Foster Island

Foster 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 river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Foster 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 Foster Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.07081, -68.66527. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Foster Island

• Hudson Museum · museum · Penobscot · ~24 km · Must-see
• Page Farm and Home Museum · museum · Penobscot · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fay Hyland Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~24 km · Must-see
• West Enfield Dam · lake · Penobscot · ~25 km · Must-see
• Orono Bog · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~28 km · Must-see
• Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~44 km · Must-see
• Blackcap · viewpoint · Penobscot · ~45 km · Must-see
• Phillips Lake Dam · lake · Hancock · ~49 km · Must-see
• Nicatous Lake · lake · Hancock · ~50 km · Must-see
• Schoodic Lake · lake · Piscataquis · ~50 km · Must-see
• Stetson Meetinghouse · church · Penobscot · ~53 km · Must-see
• Rollins Mountain · viewpoint · Penobscot · ~53 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Penobscot · ~54 km · Must-see
• Crotch Hill · viewpoint · Hancock · ~56 km · Must-see
• Seboeis Lake · lake · Piscataquis · ~57 km · Must-see
• Upper Lead Mountain Pond · lake · Hancock · ~60 km · Must-see
• Beech Hill Pond Dam · lake · Hancock · ~60 km · Must-see
• Graham Lake · lake · Hancock · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Foster Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Foster Island

• Mount Desert Island · river spot · Hancock · ~109 km · Must-see
• Avery Rock · river spot · Washington · ~142 km · Must-see
• No Name Island · river spot · Penobscot · ~4 km
• Bride Island · river spot · Penobscot · ~8 km
• Boom Islands / Mənəhanəssísihkok · river spot · Penobscot · ~13 km
• Fiddler Island · river spot · Penobscot · ~13 km
• Hog Island · river spot · Penobscot · ~17 km
• Marsh Island · river spot · Penobscot · ~21 km
• Big Island · river spot · Penobscot · ~27 km
• Ayers Island · river spot · Penobscot · ~27 km

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