Smith Island

Smith 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 Smith 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 Smith Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.24855, -123.11491. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Island

• Oakland Bay · beach · Mason · ~6 km · Must-see
• Ink Blot Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Mason · ~14 km · Must-see
• Kamilche Hill · viewpoint · Mason · ~15 km · Must-see
• Potlatch State Park · sanctuary · Mason · ~16 km · Must-see
• Little Skookum Inlet · beach · Mason · ~16 km · Must-see
• Totten Inlet · beach · Thurston · ~18 km · Must-see
• Hope Island Marine State Park · sanctuary · Mason · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mason Lake · lake · Mason · ~20 km · Must-see
• Oyster Bay · beach · Thurston · ~20 km · Must-see
• Nahwatzel Lake · lake · Mason · ~21 km · Must-see
• Burns Cove · beach · Thurston · ~21 km · Must-see
• Hunter Point · beach · Thurston · ~21 km · Must-see
• Kennedy Creek Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Mason · ~21 km · Must-see
• Twanoh State Park · park · Mason · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lower Cushman Dam · lake · Mason · ~22 km · Must-see
• Jarrell Cove State Park · sanctuary · Mason · ~22 km · Must-see
• Cooper Point · beach · Thurston · ~23 km · Must-see
• Frye Cove · beach · Thurston · ~23 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Smith Island

• Herron Island · river spot · Pierce · ~27 km · Must-see
• Stretch Island · river spot · Mason · ~29 km · Must-see
• Ketron Island · river spot · Pierce · ~47 km · Must-see
• Vashon Island · river spot · King · ~65 km · Must-see
• Hat Island · river spot · Snohomish · ~130 km · Must-see
• Whidbey Island · river spot · Island · ~137 km · Must-see
• Long Island · river spot · Pacific · ~137 km · Must-see
• Camano Island · river spot · Island · ~142 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Island · river spot · Thurston · ~19 km
• Hope Island · river spot · Mason · ~20 km

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