Goat Island

Goat 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 Goat 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 Goat Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.69962, -85.04519. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Goat Island

• Lake James · lake · Steuben · ~2 km · Must-see
• Lake George Dam · lake · Steuben · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lake George · lake · Branch · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lake Lavine · lake · Branch · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lake Lavine · lake · Steuben · ~10 km · Must-see
• Coldwater Lake State Park · lake · Branch · ~17 km · Must-see
• Coldwater Lake · lake · Branch · ~19 km · Must-see
• Coldwater Lake · lake · Steuben · ~19 km · Must-see
• Pigeon River Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · LaGrange · ~22 km · Must-see
• Sand Hill · viewpoint · Noble · ~32 km · Must-see
• Knob Hill · viewpoint · LaGrange · ~33 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Branch · ~34 km · Must-see
• Waterloo Community Mausoleum · fort · DeKalb · ~37 km · Must-see
• St. James Memorial Chapel · church · LaGrange · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Seneca · lake · Williams · ~41 km · Must-see
• Witmer Lake · lake · LaGrange · ~43 km · Must-see
• Auburn Community Mausoleum · fort · DeKalb · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Templene · lake · Saint Joseph · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Goat Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Goat Island

• Deer Island · river spot · Steuben · ~4 km
• Iyopawa Island · river spot · Steuben · ~18 km
• Iyopawa Island · river spot · Branch · ~18 km
• Block Island · river spot · DeKalb · ~27 km
• Kale Island · river spot · Kosciusko · ~81 km
• Clark Island · river spot · Calhoun · ~83 km
• Rowe Island · river spot · Kalamazoo · ~92 km
• Diamond Island · river spot · Cass · ~101 km
• Goat Island · river spot · Jackson · ~104 km
• Hemlock Island · river spot · Cass · ~127 km

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