Mayo Island

Mayo 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 Mayo 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 Mayo Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.32776, -88.87010. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mayo Island

• Buffalo Rock State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~5 km · Must-see
• Volvo Island · attraction · LaSalle · ~8 km · Must-see
• Starved Rock State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~14 km · Must-see
• Illini State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~14 km · Must-see
• Matthiessen State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~17 km · Must-see
• LaSalle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · LaSalle · ~27 km · Must-see
• Gebhard Woods State Park · park · Grundy · ~46 km · Must-see
• William G. Stratton State Park · park · Grundy · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Depue State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Bureau · ~49 km · Must-see
• Donnelley State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Putnam · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bartlett Woods Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Lee · ~51 km · Must-see
• Senachwine Lake · lake · Putnam · ~55 km · Must-see
• Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Kendall · ~55 km · Must-see
• Farnsworth House · sanctuary · Kendall · ~55 km · Must-see
• Heidecke Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Grundy · ~57 km · Must-see
• Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area · lake · DeKalb · ~58 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area · lake · Grundy · ~58 km · Must-see
• Owen Lovejoy Homestead · fort · Bureau · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mayo Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Mayo Island

• Plum Island · river spot · LaSalle · ~13 km
• Clark Island · river spot · Putnam · ~40 km
• Powers Island · river spot · Kane · ~78 km
• Stolp Island · river spot · Kane · ~83 km
• Clark Island · river spot · Kane · ~93 km
• Langham Island · river spot · Kankakee · ~97 km
• Eagle Island · river spot · Kankakee · ~123 km
• Koops Island · river spot · Kankakee · ~125 km
• Parish Island · river spot · Kankakee · ~125 km
• Salt Creek · river spot · Cook · ~128 km

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