Walker Island

Walker 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 Walker 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 Walker Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.28663, -87.54282. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Walker Island

• Gulf State Park · sanctuary · Baldwin · ~9 km · Must-see
• Swift Presbyterian Church · church · Baldwin · ~16 km · Must-see
• Big Lagoon State Park · sanctuary · Escambia · ~16 km · Must-see
• Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo · sanctuary · Baldwin · ~17 km · Must-see
• Waterville USA · park · Baldwin · ~18 km · Must-see
• St. Mark's Lutheran Church · church · Baldwin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Tarklin Bayou State Park · sanctuary · Escambia · ~20 km · Must-see
• Gulf Shores Public Beach · beach · Baldwin · ~20 km · Must-see
• Gulf Islands National Seashore · fort · Baldwin · ~25 km · Must-see
• Fort McRee · fort · Baldwin · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fort Barrancas · fort · Baldwin · ~31 km · Must-see
• St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Magnolia Springs, Alabama) · church · Baldwin · ~32 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake · lake · Baldwin · ~41 km · Must-see
• Plaza Ferdinand VII · park · Baldwin · ~43 km · Must-see
• Plaza Ferdinand VII · park · Escambia · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fort George · fort · Baldwin · ~43 km · Must-see
• Naval Live Oaks Reservation · park · Alabama · ~51 km · Must-see
• Cantonment · church · Baldwin · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Walker Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Walker Island

• Horn Island · river spot · Jackson · ~137 km · Must-see
• Ono Island · river spot · Baldwin · ~6 km
• Gaillard Island · river spot · Mobile · ~66 km
• Santa Rosa Island · river spot · Santa Rosa · ~77 km
• Hollingers Island · river spot · Mobile · ~77 km
• Little Sand Island · river spot · Mobile · ~78 km
• McDuffie Island · river spot · Mobile · ~78 km
• Pinto Island · river spot · Mobile · ~79 km
• Gravine Island · river spot · Baldwin · ~84 km
• Blakeley Island · river spot · Mobile · ~85 km

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