Sportsman's Island

Sportsman's 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 island: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Sportsman's 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 Sportsman's Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.52417, -94.15058. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sportsman's Island

• Saint Cloud Dam · lake · Stearns · ~3 km · Must-see
• Munsinger Gardens · park · Sherburne · ~4 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Cathedral · church · Stearns · ~5 km · Must-see
• Donovan Lake · lake · Benton · ~11 km · Must-see
• Sartell Dam · lake · Stearns · ~14 km · Must-see
• Briggs Lake · lake · Sherburne · ~21 km · Must-see
• Nixon Lake · lake · Wright · ~25 km · Must-see
• Assumption Chapel · church · Stearns · ~27 km · Must-see
• Little Rock Lake · lake · Benton · ~30 km · Must-see
• St. Mark's Episcopal Chapel · church · Wright · ~30 km · Must-see
• Sugar Lake · lake · Wright · ~30 km · Must-see
• Maple Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Wright · ~41 km · Must-see
• French Lake · lake · Wright · ~44 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake Park · lake · Meeker · ~46 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake · lake · Mille Lacs · ~49 km · Must-see
• Rock Lake · lake · Wright · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Pulaski · lake · Wright · ~54 km · Must-see
• Powers Lake · lake · Meeker · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sportsman's Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Sportsman's Island

• Malkerson Island · river spot · Crow Wing · ~125 km · Must-see
• Sauk River · river spot · Stearns · ~16 km
• Second Island · river spot · Stearns · ~61 km
• Kings Island · river spot · Anoka · ~83 km
• Crane Island · river spot · Hennepin · ~99 km
• Spirit Island · river spot · Mille Lacs · ~100 km
• Duck Island · river spot · Hennepin · ~102 km
• Nicollet Island · river spot · Hennepin · ~114 km
• Hennepin Island · river spot · Hennepin · ~116 km
• Minnesota River · river spot · Hennepin · ~123 km

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