Squirrel Island

Squirrel 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 Squirrel 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 Squirrel Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.80980, -69.63086. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Squirrel Island

• Burnt Island Light · beach · Lincoln · ~2 km · Must-see
• Ram Island Light · beach · Lincoln · ~3 km · Must-see
• The Cuckolds Light · beach · Lincoln · ~5 km · Must-see
• Hendricks Head Light · beach · Lincoln · ~6 km · Must-see
• Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~9 km · Must-see
• Pemaquid Point Light · beach · Lincoln · ~13 km · Must-see
• Fort William Henry · fort · Lincoln · ~14 km · Must-see
• Pond Island Light · beach · Sagadahoc · ~17 km · Must-see
• Pond Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Sagadahoc · ~17 km · Must-see
• Popham Beach · beach · Sagadahoc · ~17 km · Must-see
• Popham Colony · fort · Sagadahoc · ~18 km · Must-see
• Fort Baldwin State Historic Site · fort · Sagadahoc · ~18 km · Must-see
• Seguin Island Light Station · fort · Sagadahoc · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fiddler's Reach Fog Signal · attraction · Sagadahoc · ~20 km · Must-see
• Popham Beach State Park · beach · Sagadahoc · ~20 km · Must-see
• Doubling Point Light · beach · Sagadahoc · ~20 km · Must-see
• Morse Mountain · viewpoint · Sagadahoc · ~22 km · Must-see
• Maine Maritime Museum · museum · Sagadahoc · ~22 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Squirrel Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Squirrel Island

• Bailey Island · river spot · Cumberland · ~38 km · Must-see
• Fisherman Island · river spot · Lincoln · ~4 km
• Clam Rock · river spot · Lincoln · ~5 km
• Damariscove Island · river spot · Lincoln · ~7 km
• Isle of Springs · river spot · Lincoln · ~9 km
• Witch Island · river spot · Lincoln · ~12 km
• Little Knubble · river spot · Sagadahoc · ~12 km
• Fort Island · river spot · Lincoln · ~12 km
• Barters Island · river spot · Lincoln · ~13 km
• Hodgsons Island · river spot · Lincoln · ~13 km

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