Duck Island

Duck 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 Duck 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 Duck Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.42654, -86.77914. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Duck Island

• Cagles Mill Lake · lake · Owen · ~11 km · Must-see
• Owen-Putnam State Forest · sanctuary · Owen · ~12 km · Must-see
• McCormick's Creek State Park · sanctuary · Owen · ~18 km · Must-see
• CCC Recreation Building · fort · Owen · ~20 km · Must-see
• Morgan-Monroe State Forest · sanctuary · Monroe · ~41 km · Must-see
• Griffy Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~42 km · Must-see
• Baker's Camp Bridge · attraction · Putnam · ~45 km · Must-see
• Indiana University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology · museum · Monroe · ~45 km · Must-see
• Seminary Square Park · park · Monroe · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Lemon · lake · Monroe · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mansfield Covered Bridge · attraction · Parke · ~49 km · Must-see
• INRD Indianapolis Subdivision · attraction · Greene · ~49 km · Must-see
• Hendricks County Museum · museum · Hendricks · ~54 km · Must-see
• Tecumseh Trail · trek · Brown · ~54 km · Must-see
• Browning Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~59 km · Must-see
• Yellowwood State Forest · sanctuary · Brown · ~61 km · Must-see
• Shakamak State Park · sanctuary · Greene · ~61 km · Must-see
• Selma N. Steele State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Brown · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Duck Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Duck Island

• Ernie Pyle Island · river spot · Owen · ~9 km
• Cemetery Island · river spot · Monroe · ~45 km
• Wallet Island · river spot · Marion · ~84 km
• Fall Creek · river spot · Marion · ~94 km
• Eagle Island · river spot · Crawford · ~102 km
• East Fork White River · river spot · Daviess · ~110 km
• Rock Riffle · river spot · Greene · ~52 km
• Canoe Island · river spot · Montgomery · ~78 km
• Chase Ripple · river spot · Lawrence · ~91 km
• Manhattan Island · river spot · Parke · ~93 km

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