Cunninghams Island

Cunninghams 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 Cunninghams 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 Cunninghams Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.64029, -78.77932. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cunninghams Island

• James River State Park · sanctuary · Buckingham · ~3 km · Must-see
• James River Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~7 km · Must-see
• Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest · sanctuary · Appomattox · ~33 km · Must-see
• Appomattox Court House National Historical Park · sanctuary · Appomattox · ~36 km · Must-see
• Chestnut Ridge Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Pendleton · ~36 km · Must-see
• Appomattox Court House National Historical Park ruins · church · Pendleton · ~36 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~37 km · Must-see
• Three Ridges Wilderness · sanctuary · Nelson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Priest Wilderness · sanctuary · Nelson · ~40 km · Must-see
• Willis Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~42 km · Must-see
• Crabtree Falls · waterfall · Pendleton · ~44 km · Must-see
• Maintop Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~46 km · Must-see
• Humpback Rocks · viewpoint · Augusta · ~47 km · Must-see
• Elk Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~49 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~49 km · Must-see
• Point of Honor Monument · fort · Monroe · ~50 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~51 km · Must-see
• Court Street Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cunninghams Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Cunninghams Island

• Goosby Island · river spot · Albemarle · ~27 km
• Big Island · river spot · Fluvanna · ~47 km
• James River · river spot · Lynchburg · ~48 km
• Elk Island · river spot · Pendleton · ~76 km
• Hale Islands · river spot · Campbell · ~87 km
• Sabot Island · river spot · Goochland · ~115 km
• Bills Island · river spot · Louisa · ~118 km
• Rose Valley Island · river spot · Spotsylvania · ~120 km
• Rock Island · river spot · Louisa · ~121 km
• Jetts Island · river spot · Spotsylvania · ~122 km

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