Snake Island

Snake 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 Snake 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 Snake Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -43.17335, 147.29278. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Snake Island

• Bruny Island · river spot · Tasmania · ~16 km · Must-see
• Iron Pot · river spot · City of Clarence · ~20 km · Must-see
• Port Cygnet Conservation Area · sanctuary · Huon Valley · ~21 km · Must-see
• Margate Christian Church · church · Kingborough · ~21 km · Must-see
• Kingston Beach · beach · Tasmania · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lightwood Park · park · Kingborough · ~28 km · Must-see
• Shot Tower · fort · Kingborough · ~30 km · Must-see
• Hinsby Beach · beach · Kingborough · ~31 km · Must-see
• Taroona Beach · beach · Kingborough · ~31 km · Must-see
• Huonville Cenotaph · fort · Huon Valley · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mount Nelson · viewpoint · City of Hobart · ~35 km · Must-see
• Wellington Falls · waterfall · Kingborough · ~37 km · Must-see
• Long Beach · beach · Tasmania · ~37 km · Must-see
• Nutgrove Beach · beach · City of Hobart · ~37 km · Must-see
• South Bruny National Park · sanctuary · Tasmania · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lords Beach · beach · City of Hobart · ~38 km · Must-see
• kunanyi / Mount Wellington · viewpoint · City of Hobart · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Misery · viewpoint · Huon Valley · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Snake Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Snake Island

• Bruny Island · river spot · Tasmania · ~16 km · Must-see
• Iron Pot · river spot · City of Clarence · ~20 km · Must-see
• Maria Island · river spot · Glamorgan-Spring Bay · ~108 km · Must-see
• Maatsuyker Island · river spot · Huon Valley · ~122 km · Must-see
• Green Island · river spot · Tasmania · ~2 km
• Arch Rock · river spot · Kingborough · ~20 km
• Garden Island · river spot · Huon Valley · ~20 km
• Satellite Island · river spot · Kingborough · ~21 km
• Huon Island · river spot · Huon Valley · ~22 km
• Betsey Island · river spot · City of Clarence · ~25 km

All rivers, islands & mangroves in Tasmania

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