Marks Island

Marks 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 Marks 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 Marks Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.81763, -75.69937. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Marks Island

• Mark's and Jack's Island Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Accomack · ~1 km · Must-see
• Saint James Episcopal Church · church · Accomack · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mutton Hunk Fen Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Accomack · ~15 km · Must-see
• Parkers Marsh · sanctuary · Accomack · ~17 km · Must-see
• Watts Island Rocks · viewpoint · Accomack · ~22 km · Must-see
• Pocomoke Sound Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Somerset · ~24 km · Must-see
• Cedar Island Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Somerset · ~25 km · Must-see
• Somers Cove Light · fort · Somerset · ~28 km · Must-see
• Wallops Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Accomack · ~30 km · Must-see
• Janes Island Light · fort · Somerset · ~31 km · Must-see
• Tangier Sound · lake · Somerset · ~33 km · Must-see
• Costen House Museum · museum · Worcester · ~39 km · Must-see
• Fairmount Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Somerset · ~39 km · Must-see
• Museum of Chincoteague Island · museum · Worcester · ~41 km · Must-see
• Glenn Martin National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Somerset · ~43 km · Must-see
• Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Accomack · ~45 km · Must-see
• Pocomoke River Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Worcester · ~47 km · Must-see
• Solomons Lump Light · beach · Somerset · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Marks Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Marks Island

• Mills Island · river spot · Worcester · ~50 km · Must-see
• Hog Island · river spot · Northampton · ~56 km · Must-see
• Cobb Island · river spot · Charles · ~140 km · Must-see
• Jamestown Island · river spot · James City · ~145 km · Must-see
• Craney Island · river spot · Portsmouth · ~148 km · Must-see
• Peters Tump · river spot · Accomack · ~1 km
• Peters Hammock · river spot · Accomack · ~2 km
• Jacks Island · river spot · Accomack · ~2 km
• Dix Hammock · river spot · Accomack · ~2 km
• Jobes Island · river spot · Accomack · ~3 km

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